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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. How old is Abbie in Chapter 19?

2. How does Abbie respond to John's dream?

3. Who throws a party for Abbie in Chapter 26?

4. What does Abbie do when she falls on hard times in Chapter 23?

5. What does Abbie write in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mack do when he is seventeen years old?

2. When planning a party for Abbie, what is Grace shocked by?

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

4. Why do the Deal children miss school in Chapter 17? What does Abbie have them do?

5. What begins in Chapter 24 and how does it affect the Deal family?

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

7. Why does John return to Cedartown? Who does he bring with him?

8. What happens in the Deals' lives in 1880?

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

10. What amuses Abbie about Eloise's parenting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the struggles faced by the protagonist throughout the novel. How does she deal with these obstacles and how does she overcome them? What causes these problems for her?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Analyze symbolism in the novel "A Lantern in her Hand." What are some examples of symbolism? What does the pearl necklace symbolize?

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