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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. What does Elizabeth say Whitney looks like in her bridesmaid dress?
2. According to what she tells Emily, how does Whitney know Clayton is in London in Chapter 26?
3. What does Margaret tell Clayton when she sees him in London?
4. Who does Whitney go to London with in Chapter 21?
5. What is Whitney worried about when Clayton acts affectionately towards her in Chapter 30?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Whitney react when she sees Clayton at Elizabeth's wedding?
2. What are the circumstances of Whitney's labor?
3. What does Whitney become determined to do when she hears two gossips talking about her at the party in Chapter 21?
4. What does Whitney's father tell her about his contract with Clayton at her wedding?
5. What does Whitney write in a note to Clayton in Chapter 28?
6. What worries Whitney when she is alone with Clayton in Chapters 30-32?
7. What is Clayton and Whitney's wedding like?
8. What were the consequences of Margaret's lie that Whitney had lost her virginity?
9. In Chapter 35, who is at the anniversary party that Whitney and Clayton attend that causes Whitney distress?
10. What does Clayton's mother bring to Whitney after her son is born?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the social rules and manners that the characters must abide by during this time period. How do these social rules affect the plot and characters of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the importance of family and friends in the novel "Whitney, My Love." How do family and friends help Whitney and Clayton find true love with one another? Would Whitney and Clayton have had a happy ending if their family and friends had not intervened? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss how romance novels try to satisfy their readers. What methods are used to please the readers? What elements of a romance novel are necessary to meet the expectations of the reader?
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