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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 children does Kate’s sister Marian have?

2. In Chapter 5, where do Milly and Susan stop for a luncheon and then decide to stay longer?

3. At supper in Chapter 6, what does Milly announce?

4. In Chapter 9, where does Susan go for a drive with Maud?

5. In Chapter 5, when Milly picks up her book on the way back from her walk, what does she write on the cover?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where and when does Merton work?

2. What Does Susan do for a living?

3. How does Milly describe a Bishop at a dinner party in Chapter 7?

4. What does Marian Condrip tell Milly about Merton Densher?

5. In Chapter 11, what does Milly ask Kate to do?

6. How did Milly and Susan travel to Europe?

7. By Chapter 7, where are Milly and Susan dining?

8. What does Kate look like?

9. What are Aunt Maud’s conditions for taking Kate in?

10. In Chapter 10, how does Milly describe the terrace and garden of the historic house where there is a party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To Susan, Milly has an air of authority about her. How is Milly’s authority described by Susan? Is Milly’s authority due to her wealth or something else? Why is it unusual for someone of Milly’s age to have such authority?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 22, Sir Street discusses Milly’s illness with Susan. Why isn’t Milly present during the discussion? How does Susan feel when she learns that Milly is dying? What does she determine to do once she knows how sick Milly is? To whom is all of Susan’s concern directed when she learns about Milly’s condition?

Essay Topic 3

Although Merton feels that he and Kate speeded along Milly’s death, Kate doesn’t feel guilty. Whose plan was it to deceive Milly? Did Kate ever suffer any pricks of conscience over deceiving her friend? How did she justify her deceit? What does Kate’s refusal to take responsibility show about her character?

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