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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 does Julian describe as a quiet, plain woman with soft features; one year or so on either side of forty, married to the owner of a dry goods store?

2. What happens to the conversation.

3. What, at last, occurs?

4. What does the butler do?

5. How does this observer address the man who is cooing at the birds?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miss Alice do when Julian becomes embarrassed?

2. Describe the setting.

3. What does the lawyer do when he is satisfied with Julian's response?

4. How does this scene open? Who are the characters in this scene?

5. How does Miss Alice begin to ensnare Julian?

6. What had Julian assumed about their departure? What does he now realize?

7. What does the butler tell Julian about himself? What is Julian's response?

8. What happens when Julian leaves the room?

9. Describe the upstairs sitting room of the castle.

10. What is happening to Julian?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A reference to moving, going, or coming "up" repeats several times.

Part 1) Describe two references to the word "up."

Part 2) What does "up" initially mean to you? Why?

Part 3) What does "up" seem to mean in this story? How do you know this?

Essay Topic 2

Julian is intrigued by the model of the mansion.

Part 1) Why is the model unique?

Part 2) What do he and the butler discuss, regarding this model?

Part 3) How is this model significant?

Essay Topic 3

Many aspects of this play are not what they seem.

Part 1) Describe two of them.

Part 2) How do you feel about these aspects? Why?

Part 3) How does this lead to one of the play's themes? What is this theme?

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