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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 Catherine do on New Year's Day?

2. What startles the horses of Ralph's carriage?

3. What does Catherine pay particular attention to as she unpacks?

4. Why does Ralph decide to continue with plans to marry Catherine?

5. How does Ralph express his longing for Catherine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What lie does Catherine tell about about her father as she is tending to Ralph's head wound?

2. What does the author reveal about Catherine's true intentions regarding Truitt?

3. Describe the scenario where Catherine observes Antonio in the restaurant.

4. What is the one expectation that Truitt has of Catherine by sending her to St. Louis?

5. What tragedy did Ralph suffer twenty years ago and why does he try to maintain his composure at the train station?

6. What does Truitt's wish to have Antonio back foreshadow for the story?

7. What is the significance of the canary that Catherine purchases?

8. How does Catherine spend her time in St. Louis?

9. What are Truitt's thoughts about Antonio even though he and the boy hated each other years ago?

10. What themes does the author introduce early in the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Larsens. What are their roles in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by creating the Larsens in the story?

Essay Topic 2

The cold weather takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one instance of irony in the book. Cite at least two examples you can identify in the novel and note why they are examples of irony.

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