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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. Mattie has earned the money that she spends at the grocery store/lending library in Eagle Bay by picking what plants?
2. Where does Weaver Smith hope to move to attend college?
3. Reading Grace Brown’s letters, Mattie discovers that Grace was what in Chapter 16?
4. The historical account of Chester Gillette is that he met Grace Brown at his uncle’s skirt factory located where?
5. Where did Uncle Fifty show up drunk and passed out when he arrived at Mattie’s family home?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Mattie’s central objective regarding her future in the beginning of A Northern Light? How is this objective tied to the chapter introductions in the book?
2. How is the character of Lawton Gokey described in the novel? How have Lawton’s actions influenced Mattie’s situation?
3. What does Mattie discover through Grace Brown’s letter in Chapter 16? What does this clue indicate to Mattie?
4. Where does Mattie shop for books and other items in Chapter 6? What does she find here?
5. What promise does Uncle Fifty make to Mattie after he arrives? What gifts does he give to the Gokey children?
6. What exchange takes place between Pa and Miss Wilcox in Chapter 12? What repercussions does this have for Mattie?
7. What conflicts regarding the expected roles of women are introduced in Chapter 1?
8. How is the narrative of A Northern Light structured? What are the two timelines that occur in the story?
9. How is the character of Emmie Hubbard described? What information does the reader learn of Emmie’s situation in Chapter 14?
10. What parallels does Mattie make between her situation and that of Grace Brown in Chapter 10?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Plot Structure
a. Discuss the plot structure of A Northern Light. In what ways is the narrative related and what effect does this have on the reader?
b. How does A Northern Light compare with other novels written during this time period? Are there specific stylistic elements that can be seen in Donnelly’s writing?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the early feminist movement and the suffrage movement in the United States. When did women begin to demand the right to vote and when was the right granted? What are some examples of early feminist authors, and what were their main causes at the turn of the century? How does author Jennifer Donnelly depict this movement in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the characters of Weaver Smith and Minnie Compeau in the novel. How are Minnie and Weaver different as characters? What similarities do they share? How is each of their relationships to the protagonist depicted?
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