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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 is Mack married to?

2. What does a man bring to dinner in Chapter 16?

3. Why doesn't Will want Mack to move away?

4. Where does Mack find a job?

5. What begins in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. What begins in Chapter 24 and how does it affect the Deal family?

2. What happens when Will tells Abbie about a local teacher offering art lessons?

3. What is Eloise Wentworth like?

4. What emotions does Abbie feel after the death of her son?

5. What does Will assure Abbie of when they talk about death? Where does Will die?

6. What group is Will involved with in Chapter 19?

7. What happens in the Deals' lives in 1880?

8. Why doesn't Abbie accept Grace's invitation to visit Scotland and Ireland?

9. What does a man bring to dinner in Chapter 16? What does this remind Abbie of?

10. How does Christine help Abbie in Chapter 20?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the love triangle between Abbie, Will and Ed. What does Abbie feel for both of these men when she first gets to know them? How does Ed convince Abbie to accept his proposal? What does this tell the reader about his character? Why does Abbie choose to marry Will in the end? In your opinion, did she make the right choice? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting of the novel. In what way is the setting an important aspect of this story? How might Abbie's life have been different if she had not lived in the Mid-West during pioneering days?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of strength and courage in the novel, "A Lantern in her Hand." What are some examples of when Abbie exhibits strength and courage? How might she have floundered in such harsh conditions if she did not have strength and courage?

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