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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. Why did Marilla cry when she listened to Anne recite "The Maiden's Vow" for her and Matthew?

2. What did the boys in Anne's class do for nature study?

3. What did the doctor say had caused Matthew's death?

4. What did Anne want to win at Queen's at the end of the year?

5. Who was the vivid, black-eyed "rose-red" girl Anne also made friends with at Queen's?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the oculist tell Marilla about her eyes?

2. Describe Miss Stacy, the new school teacher.

3. What is Marilla moved to tell Anne in Chapter 34 and how does Anne respond?

4. What secret does Marilla tell Anne at the end of Chapter 37?

5. How does Matthew finally succeed in getting a new, fashionable dress for Anne and what does it look like?

6. Why is Anne up in her room buried in her pillows?

7. What actually happens during this dramatization of the lily maid?

8. What does Miss Stacy tell Marilla she wants to do when she visits her in chapter 30?

9. What do both Anne and Gilbert elect to do in their studies?

10. When Matthew realizes that Anne is not dressed as the other little girls are and decides to buy her a dress what does he first do and why does he fail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Anne and Diana are close friends but quite different in appearance and temperament. Compare them . How are they the same? How

different? Do you identify with one more than the other?

2) Describe the different reactions Mrs. Lynde and Mrs. Barry had to Anne's apologies. Describe how Anne's apology to Mrs. Lynde differed

from the apology she made to Mrs. Barry. Which woman was the kinder?

3) Choose "The White Way", "The Haunted Wood" or "Idlewild" to describe and write about. Why did you choose that one?

4) Choose one of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1) Write a description of Anne's life before she came to live with Matthew and Marilla. Who were her parents? With whom did

she live? What did she have to do?

2) Compare Marilla's and Mrs. Lynde's personalities. How are they different , how the same?

3) Describe Anne's effect on Matthew. How does she change his personality?

4) Choose one of the three to write about.

Essay Topic 3

1) After reading the book, would you like to be a country teacher? Why? Would you teach in a similar way to how Miss Stacy taught?

2) If you could be a minister, what kind of sermon would you like to preach? List some of the things you would include in the sermon.

3) Of all the homes described in the book: Green Gables, the Barrys', Aunt Josephine's., which one would you choose to live in? Why?

Include a description of the home in your answer.

4) Choose one of the three topics to write on.

(see the answer keys)

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