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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 name her daughter in Chapter 20?
2. What does Abbie name the child she has in Chapter 16?
3. How old is Grace in Chapter 28?
4. What does Will do in 1880?
5. Who throws a party for Abbie in Chapter 26?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Abbie think of the results of her writing efforts?
2. In Chapter 19, where does Abbie plan to go? Why does she postpone her trip?
3. What do Abbie's children encourage her to do when Abbie reaches her seventies?
4. What begins in Chapter 24 and how does it affect the Deal family?
5. How does John feel about running the farm?
6. What happens in the Deals' lives in 1880?
7. What is Margaret's response when Abbie offers her her mother's pearls?
8. What money does Grandma Deal use to buy Isabelle a piano? What does she plan to do with the remainder of the money?
9. When planning a party for Abbie, what is Grace shocked by?
10. What does Mack do when he is seventeen years old?
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 love triangle between Abbie, Will and Ed. What does Abbie feel for both of these men when she first gets to know them? How does Ed convince Abbie to accept his proposal? What does this tell the reader about his character? Why does Abbie choose to marry Will in the end? In your opinion, did she make the right choice? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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