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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 Catherine tell about the phantom?

2. In what room was Catherine born?

3. From whose home does Mr. Holt move?

4. What is the name of Catherine's infant brother who died?

5. What frightens Catherine in the woods one day?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Mr. Hall's crafting of a chair an element of foreshadowing for the story?

2. What does Catherine see in one of Mr. Holt's newspapers that particularly upsets her?

3. Why does Catherine feel so much stress about helping the phantom?

4. What incident regarding some boys and the thin ice does Catherine tell her father and what is his response?

5. What job are men involved in as Chapter 9 begins?

6. What news does Sophy tell her friends about where she will be going and why she is going there?

7. How does Mr. Hall lose his temper when the question of his marrying Aunt Lucy arises?

8. What changes must Mr. Holt make in order to appease the townspeople related to his moral teachings?

9. What does the quilt left for the phantom symbolize?

10. What has been stolen from the Shipmans' storeroom and who is accused of the theft?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Catherine begins to show signs of maturity as the story evolves. Cite at least three examples that show that Catherine is growing up and note why you selected the examples.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two themes about loss in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

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