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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. Why does Miss Fisher take Henrietta upstairs in Part 1, Chapter 3?

2. What do Henrietta and Leopold think of Miss Fisher?

3. Where did Karen travel to after the announcement of her engagement?

4. What is the name of Henrietta's sister?

5. What did Karen realize before she left Mount Iris in Part 2, Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miss Fisher tell Henrietta of the other house guest during the taxi ride?

2. What happened at the end of Chapter 4 in Part 2?

3. Who did Karen meet on the ferry in Part 2, Chapter 3? What did these two characters talk about?

4. How did Karen feel during her stay at Mount Iris?

5. What did Ray's letter to Karen in Part 2, Chapter 2 ask for and how did Karen respond to the letter?

6. What did Karen tell Violet during their conversation about Karen's engagement?

7. How did Karen react to Naomi's presence upon her arrival home? What did Naomi tell her about why she was there?

8. What does the reader learn of Leopold's family in Part 1, Chapter 2?

9. How does Leopold begin to see Henrietta after they agree that Miss Fisher is insane?

10. What does the reader learn of Henrietta's family in Part 1, Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Karen and Max. What does Karen believe her feelings for Max are at first? How do her feelings change as Part 2 progresses? What takes place between Max and Karen in Part 2? How does her affair with Max change her life?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Bowen's use of time as a plot device. Why does she go from past to present and how does this effect the narrative? What does the reader learn by going back in time in Part 2?

Essay Topic 3

One of the major themes of the novel is one's desire to live a emotionally free life. How do the characters in the novel struggle with their desire to live a life of passion and feeling? What are some examples of when feelings or emotions are stifled? How do the characters deal with these emotions?

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