A Northern Light Test | Final Test - Hard

Jennifer Donnelly
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Northern Light Test | Final Test - Hard

Jennifer Donnelly
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Miss Wilcox admits to Mattie in Chapter 17 that her pseudonym is what?

2. By what mode of transportation is Mattie leaving in the end of the novel?

3. What is Mattie trained as at the Glenmore Hotel?

4. Weaver is beaten up by three men who are what in Chapter 22?

5. How long must Mattie leave her work at the hotel to tend to ill relatives in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Mattie trained at the Glenmore Hotel? Who does she work for?

2. What discovery does Mattie make while reading the works of Emily Dickinson in Chapter 23?

3. Where is Miss Wilcox planning to depart for in Chapter 27? How does Mattie visit her teacher?

4. How are the themes of duty and responsibility illustrated in Chapters 23-26?

5. What information does Miss Wilcox confess to Mattie in Chapter 17?

6. What event takes place surrounding Weaver Smith’s character in Chapter 22?

7. How is the theme of appearances versus reality manifested in A Northern Light?

8. How does Mattie’s visit to Minnie affect her perceptions of family and marriage in Chapter 23?

9. How does the apprehension of the three trappers affect Weaver Smith in Chapter 24?

10. What decision does Mattie relate to Miss Wilcox when she visits her in Chapter 28? How does Miss Wilcox respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Mattie Gokey’s relationship to her family members. How many siblings does Mattie have? When did Mattie’s mother die and how did her death affect Mattie? What is Mattie’s relationship to her father like?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the early feminist movement and the suffrage movement in the United States. When did women begin to demand the right to vote and when was the right granted? What are some examples of early feminist authors, and what were their main causes at the turn of the century? How does author Jennifer Donnelly depict this movement in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Royal Loomis in the novel. What is Grace’s relationship with Royal? How long have they had this relationship? How does the relationship evolve in the course of the narrative?

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