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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. What does Catherine receive in the mail?

2. What ailment does Cassie develop?

3. In what month is Mr. Hall to be married?

4. Who leaves flowers on a note for Catherine?

5. Who visits the Hall family at the beginning of Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the story of the rock slide that killed the Wiley family and the moral that can be told from it.

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

3. How does the author use flashbacks to help communicate Catherine's feelings about the death of her mother and baby brother?

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

5. How do the characters begin to find joy again after Cassie's death?

6. What is the irony related to judging in the church?

7. Cite examples that support the theme of loss in Chapter 17.

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

9. How does Cassie help Catherine get a new perspective on Ann's arrival?

10. How do the Shipman and Hall families hold up in the aftermath of Cassie's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the first Mrs Hall and the second Mrs. Hall. How are they different? How are they similar?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of girls and women in the 1830s in New England. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have?

Essay Topic 3

Name and describe the three primary reasons Catherine's diary is special. Compare it to similar famous diaries in history. How do diaries help us understand the past?

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