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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 the headmistress feel about Miss Brodie?
2. With whom does Miss Brodie have an appointment at the end of Chapter 2?
3. Where does Mr. Lowther live?
4. How old are the girls when Chapter 1 begins?
5. What subject does Mr. Lowther teach?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did the book call 1931 for the Brodie set?
2. Who is in Miss Brodie’s set and for what is each of them known?
3. How does Mary Macgregor die and what event is shown at the same time her death is shown?
4. What is Miss Brodie’s set doing by the opening of Chapter 1, why do they stay connected and how does the headmistress view their relationship with Miss Brodie?
5. Who notices changes in Rose and what do they think about those changes?
6. What does Mary Macgregor do right after World War II starts and how does she get along with her boyfriend? Do any patterns from your youth still occur?
7. When does Sandy Stranger find out about Miss Brodie and male faculty members and how does she find this out?
8. For what is Miss Brodie known at her school, and what are a few things she has taught her set?
9. What does Sandy call the police officer and how does this officer enter into Sandy’s life?
10. Who is Joyce Emily Hammond?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Are these universal symbols that would have the same meaning in any culture? What other symbols could portray the same idea? Why do you think Spark chooses the symbols he does? Consider symbols such as the guava tree, the monkey troupe, and the Hungry Hop boy, and Kulfi’s hunger.
Essay Topic 2
Identify the protagonists of the story and why you believe they are such? Identify the antagonists of the story and why you believe they are such? Which three secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot? Which, if any, characters are not essential to the story? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss what you think are the characteristics of a successful novel and why The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is or is not a successful novel based on your criteria. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults?
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