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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 crop does Will plant in Chapter 11?

2. What happens to the Deals' sixth crop?

3. What happens on the day that Will leaves for the war?

4. Where does the Mackenzie family come from?

5. What does Abbie find in the forest in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of the story, where is Maggie Mackenzie moving her family?

2. What advice does Abbie receive in Chapter 6?

3. Who helps Abbie when she goes into labor in Chapter 10?

4. What is Abbie sure to be on hand to see unpacked in Chapter 2?

5. What kind of house does Will build for his family?

6. What do Will and Abbie do to build up their homestead in Chapter 11?

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

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

9. How have the fortunes of the Mackenzie family changed over time?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting of the novel. In what way is the setting an important aspect of this story? How might Abbie's life have been different if she had not lived in the Mid-West during pioneering days?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of family in the novel, "A Lantern in her Hand." Describe the families of both Will and Abbie. How do these families affect Abbie's life? Why is Abbie's family unhappy with her marriage to Will?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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