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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Catherine complain about her project?
(a) She would rather play outside.
(b) She doesn't like the colors she chose.
(c) She is making too big a mess.
(d) She thinks she is too slow.

2. Catherine's memories of her mother and brother's deaths is called ________________.
(a) foreshadowing.
(b) an analogy.
(c) a metaphor.
(d) a flashback.

3. Whose pregnancy is announced in Chapter 18?
(a) Ann's.
(b) Aunt Lucy's.
(c) Sophy's.
(d) Catherine's.

4. Why is Catherine upset about the person Ann hires?
(a) The person is too rude.
(b) The person is too young.
(c) The person is too slovenly.
(d) It is not the person the family has used in the past.

5. The preacher tells of an entire family killed _______________.
(a) in a house fire.
(b) in a flood.
(c) in a rockslide.
(d) in a tornado.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sophy go in Chapter 17?

2. What does Catherine procure from the Jewish man?

3. Where will Mr. Holt and Aunt Lucy live after their marriage?

4. With whom has Daniel made friends?

5. How long has Catherine kept her journal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Ann is becoming both physically and emotionally stronger since her arrival at the Hall household.

2. How is trust exhibited between Mr. Hall and Mr. Shipman?

3. What are the circumstances that precipitate Catherine's leaving home?

4. What is the reason for Mr. Hall's delayed return from Boston?

5. What is the symbolism of the blue bonnet that Catherine wears in Chapter 18?

6. How is the theme of trust exhibited between Asa and Catherine regarding his poem for Sophy?

7. How does the author use foreshadowing related to Cassie getting cold after swimming?

8. What is the emotional turning point for Ann and Catherine's relationship?

9. How does the author use foreshadowing related to Catherine's comments about quilts?

10. Describe how the boys in the class revolt against the new teacher's severe punishment measures.

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