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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. Who visits Stephen and Mary at their home on Christmas Eve, suggesting they pay a visit to Valerie Seymour?

2. What is the name of Mademoiselle Duphot's blind sister, whom Stephen and Mary visit after returning from Orotava?

3. What division of the French Army Ambulance Corps does Stephen join for her military service?

4. What is Stephen's rationalization behind her fake-lover stunt?

5. In chapter fifty-five and fifty-six, who does Stephen pretend to be lovers with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Stephen's life like two years after leaving Morton?

2. How does Stephen react when World War I breaks out while she is living in Paris?

3. What writing advice does Jonathan Brockett give to Stephen upon the release of her second novel?

4. How do Barbara and Jamie die?

5. How does Stephen trick Mary into leaving her, and what is Mary's reaction to this trick?

6. How does Stephen react when Martin Hallam writes to tell her that he has moved to Paris?

7. What important connections does Mary make at Valerie Seymour's Christmas party the year after she moves to Paris?

8. How is Stephen injured during the war?

9. How does Stephen's work affect her relationship with Mary?

10. How does Mary feel when she learns that Martin is in love with her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Stephen meets and falls in love with Angela Crossby, Stephen sees for the first time the inequality regarding gender in her society. First, describe how Stephen and Angela first met. Then, explain how Angela's reaction to Stephen's marriage proposal highlighted the inequality in genders in their society. What could a man offer to his spouse in this society that a woman could not? How did this gender inequality eventually affect the relationship between Stephen and Angela?

Essay Topic 2

Many people in Stephen's life are involved in her career as a writer. First, describe Stephen's professional path to becoming a writer. Where was her first inspiration? Then, describe the critical acclaim she received for each of the three novels she published. What was Stephen's reaction to the fame that came from her writing career? Finally, describe what you believe was the best writing advice Stephen received during her career. Who did this advice come from? What was the effect of this advice on Stephen's professional life?

Essay Topic 3

When the war begins, Stephen is quick to join the military forces. First, describe the job that Stephen is given once she joins the military. Then, describe the irony that Stephen notes about the country of France regarding women, specifically in wartime. How does this irony affect the way Stephen feels about herself as a person and about the country she is serving? Finally, describe the way the war affects Stephen both physically and emotionally. How does Stephen change, as a person, in the year that she serves?

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