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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. Where does Mattie dream of going to college in the beginning of the novel?
2. What is the real name of the character called “Cook” in the novel?
3. How is Uncle Fifty related to Mattie?
4. Who carries in the body of Grace Brown in the beginning of the novel?
5. Weaver Smith struggles with his identity in the novel when he is misinterpreted as what at the rail station?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Minnie Compeau’s character described in Chapter 2?
2. What is an example from the novel of Mattie’s tendency for romantic idealization?
3. 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?
4. What clue does Mattie discover in Grace Brown’s letters in Chapter 13? What does she do with this information?
5. What parallels does Mattie make between her situation and that of Grace Brown in Chapter 10?
6. What book does Miss Wilcox give to Mattie in Chapter 15? What are Mattie’s impressions of the book?
7. How is the character of Weaver Smith described when he is introduced in Chapter 2?
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 Royal Loomis described in the novel? How is his relationship with Mattie characterized?
10. How is Mattie’s father described in the novel? What are his principle concerns in the beginning of the story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the theme of social oppression in the novel as seen through the characters of Minnie, Weaver, and Mattie. In what ways are each of these characters limited in their power due to societal expectations of their race, gender, economic situation, or other uncontrollable factors?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the characters of Emmie Hubbard and the Hubbard children in the novel. What relationship does Mattie have with the Hubbards? What is Emmie Hubbard’s greatest obstacle in the story? How is this obstacle eventually overcome?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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