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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 Abbie try to focus her attention on in the spring in Chapter 15?

2. What does Abbie do when she goes into the forest?

3. Who has passed away in Chapter 1?

4. What does Abbie think of Christine?

5. How old is Will when is father has to leave the farm in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Abbie and Will receive in Chapter 13?

2. Following the advice of the preacher's wife, who does Abbie decide to marry in Chapter 6?

3. Why does Will Deal go to war in Chapter 5?

4. What does the government begin to offer in Chapter 15?

5. Who hears Abbie sing in the woods? What does this person promise her?

6. What happens to the Deals' sixth crop in Nebraska?

7. What pet does Will Deal keep? Why must he get rid of it?

8. What does Abbie think of Christine Reinmueller? Why does Abbie feel she should hide her feelings about Christine?

9. In Chapter 3, what does Abbie find in the forest, and what does she do there?

10. What kind of person does Abbie aspire to be?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of regret in the novel "A Lantern in her Hand." Why does Abbie feel regret? How does Aldrich convey the protagonist's regret to the reader? How does Abbie deal with these feelings?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the conclusion of the novel "A Lantern in her Hand." Are you satisfied with the ending? Why or why not? Is the conclusion a happy one? Are there any unanswered questions? Would you change anything?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the marriage between Abbie and Will? Do they love and respect each other? Is their marriage a happy one? Does Abbie believe she made the right choice by marrying Will? What are some obstacles that they face as a couple?

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