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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. Which of the following is not a subject taught by Mr. Holt?

2. What suffers as a result of Catherine's preoccupation with the phantom?

3. What is Mr. Holt's profession?

4. What has happened to Catherine's mother?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What mystery takes place regarding Catherine's writing book?

2. Describe the story of the runaway Williams boy becoming a Russian Count.

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

4. How does the author use a flashback to give a glimpse into the Halls' life before Mrs. Hall died?

5. Explain the theme of redemption regarding the Count of Zincheroff.

6. Who becomes ill in the Hall household and who cares for this person?

7. What is Asa's philosophical stance on continuing to take punishment for things he did not do?

8. What do Asa and Catherine decide to do when they determine that the phantom is a runaway slave?

9. What two instances of flashback are used in Chapter 8?

10. How does Mr. Holt's style of teaching put him in trouble with the townspeople?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Ann. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her--if anything--at this point in her life?

Essay Topic 3

Sophy has been sent to Lowell, Massachusetts to work in the mills. Explain the mills. What did they manufacture? Why were children sent to work at them? Why is Sophy so distraught at being forced to go?

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