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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Richard respond to Julia's news that she is being sent away.

2. How does Ralph respond to Uncle John's plan when Richard presents it to him?

3. What does Julia decide to name her new horse, gifted from Ralph?

4. What is Marianne's social status?

5. What does the doctor that Julia is being sent to specialize in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the reaction to Uncle John catching Julia gardening?

2. How does Uncle John initially respond to being back at Wideacre estates?

3. How do Uncle John and Celia react to Julia's visionary dreams?

4. How does Julia's relationship with James change over the course of their meetings?

5. How does Aunt Beatrice die?

6. What does Julia see while swimming with Clary in the river?

7. Why is Dench fired from his position in the stable houses?

8. After the visit to the village, what interesting visions does Julia begin to have regarding Ralph Megson?

9. How does Julia respond to being asked to orchestrate the planting of an apple orchard?

10. How does Julia feel about having meeting and having to visit with Dr. Phillips?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Uncle John and Celia have vastly different parenting techniques. Compare and contrast the two characters as parents, and explain the impact that they each have directly on the children of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

There are two doctors that play vital roles in Julia's life throughout the novel. Describe both doctors, and explain the ways that they directly impact Julia's life at Wideacre.

Essay Topic 3

Julia is governed under the deeply patriarchal society perpetuated by the beliefs of her Grandmamma.

Part 1) Describe the way that Grandmamma believes a woman should act in this society.

Part 2) Explain the way that Grandmamma's beliefs directly affect Julia's relationships with men.

Part 3) Explain how Julia eventually begins to fight against Grandmamma's beliefs about gender roles and the impact that fight has on Julia's life.

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