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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 does Philippa say she has met in Prospect Point?

2. Why does Davy say he sold his tooth to Milty?

3. What is Anne worried about in Chapter 29?

4. Who lost a piece of ear over the break?

5. How does Anne surprise her family?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Anne confused about Janet and John's relationship?

2. What shows the depth of Philippa's character and her change in personality and values in Chapter 27?

3. How does Gilbert know he must try to propose to Anne again?

4. How is Davy's character shown to be maturing in Chapter 19?

5. What does the reader see for the first time about Marilla in Chapter 19 and how?

6. In Chapter 37, what actions of Anne's are signs that she has feelings for Gilbert?

7. What foreshadows Anne finally admitting her true feelings about Gilbert?

8. Why is Anne herself shocked when she rejects Roy's proposal?

9. Why is Janet crying in Chapter 33?

10. What bothers Anne at the party and what does it tell the reader in Chapter 26?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One particularly interesting relationship is the relationship between Anne and Davy. Sometimes Anne is like a sister to Davy, other times like a mother. Discuss the relationship between these two. How are they like brother and sister? How are they like mother and son? What does how Anne interacts with Davy tell us about her? What does how Davy interacts with Anne tell us about him? Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

Patty's Place is a very significant location in the novel. Discuss what Patty's Place is and how it almost becomes a character in the story. Why is it so important to the characters and the plot? How is Patty's Place introduced in the novel and what happens to it by the end? Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

If Anne is the heroine of the novel, then Gilbert is certainly the hero. Analyze Gilbert as a character and whether he truly fits the bill of the main male character. Discuss what it means for a male character to be the main male character in a novel. Compare Gilbert from the beginning of the novel to the end. What are his character quirks and how does he change throughout the novel, if at all? What is his relationship with other characters and what does this indicate to the reader about him? Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your claims.

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