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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 conflict begins in Chapter 24?

2. In Chapter 18, how long has it been since Abbie last went to Iowa?

3. What is Mack's personality like?

4. Where does Eloise get parenting advice?

5. In Chapter 18, why does Abbie put her trip on hold?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is Eloise Wentworth like?

7. How does John feel about running the farm?

8. What does Abbie decide to do since everyone else is pursuing their dreams?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Describe Abbie's dreams and why she desires them. What is the connection between Abbie's grandmother and Abbie's dreams? Does Abbie achieve her dreams? Why or why not?

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