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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. Where do Walter, Marian, and Laura go on holiday?

2. What did Sir Percival use Laura's money for?

3. Walter suspects Count Fosco to be what?

4. Why does Walter return to Blackwater Park after seeking out evidence at the inn?

5. Mrs. Clements was once a neighbor to who?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Sir Percival when the church is set on fire?

2. Once Sir Percival is dead and Laura's fortune is gone, why is Walter still committed to proving the fraud of Laura's death?

3. Mrs. Catherick comments she only has to do what to her clothes to enter into mourning for Anne?

4. To prove the case for Laura, Mr. Kyrle advises Walter to obtain what?

5. When Walter visits the church in Old Welmingham, what does he hope to find?

6. When Laura told the asylum attendants her true identity, why did they choose to ignore her claims?

7. What did Count Fosco admit he was planning to do to Anne as part of a plot to steal Laura's identity?

8. What tone is the letter Count Fosco writes to Marian, following Laura's "death"?

9. What does Mrs. Catherick say would surprise her regarding Sir Percival?

10. In regards to Count Fosco, why does Walter ask Pesca for help?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay supporting or refuting the following statement, citing examples from the text: Inadequate guardianship leads to devastation for the female characters in "The Woman in White".

Essay Topic 2

Many of the characters in "The Woman in White" take from others to achieve their success. Choosing from one of the following examples to create a supporting argument, examine how greed leads to destruction.

1) Sir Percival's phony title.

2) Count Fosco's betrayal of his secret society.

3) Mrs. Catherick's assistance to Sir Percival at Old Welmingham church.

Essay Topic 3

The steps Sir Percival and Count Fosco take to defeat Laura are complex. Write an essay analyzing the steps these two men take to destroy Laura.

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