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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 responsible for helping the freshman class with Art Rush?

2. Even though Anne is back in Avonlea in Chapter 18, how does she feel?

3. From whom does Anne receive a letter in Chapter 17?

4. Who meets up with Anne in the orchard in Chapter 20?

5. What does Jane ask Anne in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What demonstrates that Philippa has slowly changed in Chapter 10?

2. What good news does Anne receive in Chapter 21?

3. What incident in Chapter 13 shows that Anne is in touch with children?

4. What does Ruby tell Anne in Chapter 14 and what does Anne understand from it?

5. How does Anne feel when she finds out about Billy's marriage to Nettie and why?

6. What are Anne's feelings when she finds out Gilbert and Ruby have been exchanging letters? What does this say about her?

7. What does Philippa's letter to Anne say, and what does it indicate about Philippa's character?

8. What makes Anne upset in Chapter 2 and what does she want to prove because of it?

9. What do we learn about Anne with her refusal to go with Philippa to her home?

10. What does the twisting of Diana's ring symbolize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A major theme in the novel is about growing up and maturing. Discuss what this means and how it is portrayed in the novel. Include specific characters and how he or she has or has not matured throughout the course of the novel and in what ways. Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

The overall theme of the novel is in one word: Life. This is a novel that is full of life and tells the story of many lives that are interacting, changing, and developing. Discuss life as a theme. What does it mean that the novel is about life? How do you know? What about life is being said? Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

A running plot device in the novel is the relationship Anne has with male suitors and their proposals. Analyze each situation in which Anne is proposed to as well as each of her relationships to the men in her life who show romantic interest in her. Compare and contrast the relationships and be sure to comment on Anne's change in character as time moves forward. Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your claims.

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