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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. Josephine Pollit tells Sam about _____________.

2. What does Sam swear to Henny?

3. Who is Norman Collyer?

4. Why is Henny irritated by the children writing letters to Sam in Malaysia?

5. How does the narrator characterize Sam Pollit's relationship with his children?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Louie and Nellie discuss when Henny and the children get to Monocacy?

2. Describe Josephine Pollit's arrival at Tohoga House.

3. Describe Louie's visit to Mrs. Kydd's house.

4. What news does Jo bring when she comes?

5. Describe Henny's letter from her brother, Norman Collyer.

6. What is Louie's relationship with Beulah?

7. What does Henny complain about to Bert Anderson?

8. How does Henny get reprieve from the children at Tohoga House?

9. What is the financial state of the Pollit household?

10. How does the narrator characterize Sam?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of religion and morality in 'The Man Who Loved Children'? Is the religion organized, or is it just implicit in Sam and Henny's codes of conduct?

Essay Topic 3

How does 'The Man Who Loved Children' raise our expectations throughout the novel and then dash them with the ending? Is the ending of 'The Man Who Loved Children' a total surprise? If so, what is the expected ending? Reading the novel closely, describe how our expectations are built and shaped.

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