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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. Where does Mattie's husband live?

2. What is the year in Chapter 5?

3. Who are looking for Samuel and Emmanuel?

4. How old is Lisbeth at the beginning of Chapter 10?

5. How far will Samuel be from Fair Oaks once he is sold?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Samuel learn to read?

2. What privilege is Mattie given after Elizabeth is three-months-old?

3. In Chapter 5, how does Lisbeth spend Sunday afternoons when Mattie is in the quarters?

4. Where is Mattie when Samuel leaves Fair Oaks?

5. Who will take care of Mattie's son, Samuel, while she is gone?

6. What happened to Mattie's mother?

7. What does Ann tell Lisbeth's about her mother?

8. What is Grandmother Wainwright's history?

9. How does Mattie respond when Lisbeth tells her she found the first crocus?

10. What instructions does Mrs. Gray give Mattie after the baby is born?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lisbeth and Mattie spend a lot of time looking out windows. What do windows represent in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Mattie leaves one conch shell for Lisbeth when she leaves. Why does Lisbeth cling to it and then throw the shell away, only to search for it desperately?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 20, Lisbeth is engaged to Edward. Why did she agree to marry him in spite of her reservations?

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