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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 kind of house does Will decide to build?

2. How many rooms does the first house Will builds have?

3. What county does the eldest Mackenzie daughter live in?

4. Who does Abbie marry in Chapter 7?

5. What does Will insist on naming his son, who is born in 1872?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Abbie tell Will after their first child is born?

2. Who do Abbie and Will encounter on their journey to Nebraska?

3. Who hears Abbie sing in the woods? What does this person promise her?

4. What kind of house does Will build for his family?

5. How does the Deals' fifth crop turn out?

6. What is Abbie said to be fascinated by in Chapter 1?

7. What advice does Abbie receive in Chapter 6?

8. What does Abbie's mother give her before Abbie's wedding?

9. What is Abbie sure to be on hand to see unpacked in Chapter 2?

10. In Chapter 3, what does Abbie find in the forest, and what does she do there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Abbie's dreams and why she desires them. What is the connection between Abbie's grandmother and Abbie's dreams? Does Abbie achieve her dreams? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of regret in the novel "A Lantern in her Hand." Why does Abbie feel regret? How does Aldrich convey the protagonist's regret to the reader? How does Abbie deal with these feelings?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of family in the novel, "A Lantern in her Hand." Describe the families of both Will and Abbie. How do these families affect Abbie's life? Why is Abbie's family unhappy with her marriage to Will?

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