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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 many years ago did the events occur in Dr. Matthews' ghost story?

2. What news does the visitor bring to Fred?

3. Where do Daisy and Fred go on their first "date"?

4. Who does Fred call from Porter's Lodge?

5. What is Daisy's reaction to Fred's brawl with Kelly?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Daisy respond to Kelly's remarks during her newspaper office visit?

2. Who is cited concerning Fred's accident? What are the charges?

3. Who helps Fred after his brawl with Kelly? Where do they take Kelly?

4. In Part 4, Section 21, after his lecture, where does Fred go looking for "Nurse Saunders"? What does Fred discover about Daisy's new job?

5. At the beginning of Part 4, Section 17, who is dwelling on the aspects of Fred's biking accident? Why? Who is fearful of this undue interest?

6. Who suddenly appears in the courtroom? What knowledge does he share about the accident?

7. In Part 3, Section 15, why does Mr. Wrayburn regret his having been hospitable to Fred and Daisy after their biking accident?

8. At the beginning of Part 4, Section 20, who does Fred call after arriving back at St. Angelicus following the day in court ? Why?

9. Fred asks Daisy why she lied in court about not knowing Kelly. What answer is Fred hoping to hear from Daisy? What answer does Daisy give?

10. Why does Daisy lose her job at the hospital? Where does she intend to seek her next job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Describe the Wrayburns and their initial contact with Daisy. 2) As the story progresses, how could the relationship between Daisy and the Wrayburns be defined? Use examples of interaction between Daisy and the Wrayburns for support.

Essay Topic 2

The allowance left by Daisy's aunt stops after her mother's death. Daisy decides to apply for work at Blackfriars Hospital. 1) Describe Daisy's visit to the hospital's employment office. 2) What happens that might discourage another applicant from waiting on an interview with the matron? 3) In spite of the less than encouraging atmosphere during the hiring process, why is Daisy not deterred from her goal of working at the hospital?

Essay Topic 3

Kelly is deceptive on several occasions in the story. Choose two such occasions and elaborate on what occurred.

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