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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 kind of school does Abbie hear about in Chapter 18?

2. Where is John injured in Chapter 21?

3. How does John feel about taking over for his father?

4. Where does John go in Chapter 24?

5. Why does Abbie go to Omaha in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Oscar Lutz say about Will in Chapter 25

2. Why does Abbie sell off much of the Deal land in Chapter 25?

3. How does Christine help Abbie in Chapter 20?

4. What do Abbie's children encourage her to do when Abbie reaches her seventies?

5. What emotions does Abbie feel after the death of her son?

6. What is Eloise Wentworth like?

7. What does a man bring to dinner in Chapter 16? What does this remind Abbie of?

8. What does Will assure Abbie of when they talk about death? Where does Will die?

9. What group is Will involved with in Chapter 19?

10. What is Margaret's response when Abbie offers her her mother's pearls?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the career of the author of the novel, Bess Streeter Aldrich. What are some of the other works she has written? Compare the themes of these other works to those in "A Lantern in her Hand."

Essay Topic 3

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?

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