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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. When Walter asks Kitty if the baby is his, what is her response?
2. Why don't the nuns allow Kitty to see inside the infirmary?
3. When Kitty asks Walter if he despises her in Chapter 47, what is his response?
4. Who recited a Protestant burial service for Walter?
5. As more time passes with Kitty working at the convent, how does she reflect on Charlie's appearance?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Kitty describe the city of Mei-tan-fu as she is carried to Walter's deathbed?
2. How does Kitty feel when she realizes she is no longer in love with Charlie?
3. What does Sister St. Joseph think about Waddington?
4. How does Waddington describe Walter?
5. How does Kitty regard her indiscretion with Townsend?
6. How does Kitty describe her first impression of Sister St. Joseph?
7. How does Kitty describe Waddington's Manchu mistress?
8. After visiting the convent what type of relationship does Kitty want with Walter?
9. What are Kitty's initial feelings towards the young orphan children and do her feelings change over time?
10. How does Kitty describe the chapel at the convent?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Duty is a theme throughout The Painted Veil. Discuss three different character's views of duty and how it is exhibited by their statements and actions. Based on these accounts of duty, does Maugham create an overarching definition of what duty is?
Essay Topic 2
One recurrent theme in The Painted Veil is the importance of respect, especially in regard to the character of Kitty. Discuss what Kitty's idea of respect is and how that idea is influenced by secondary characters such as Waddington, Mother Superior, and Dorothy. Discuss how Kitty's idea of respect evolves throughout the novel, using specific textual examples of how this is manifested.
Essay Topic 3
A recurrent theme in The Painted Veil is that of vanity, and how characters react when their vanity is wounded or bruised. Compare and contrast vanity as exhibited by Kitty, Charlie and Walter and how it either shifts throughout the novel or remains the same. Discuss how each character reacts when their vanity is wounded and what this reaction infers about that character.
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