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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 has happened with Aleeta Smith’s house in Chapter 31?

2. When did Emily Dickinson die?

3. Who invites Aleeta Smith to stay with her after she’s been robbed?

4. What do Mattie and Weaver borrow in order to visit Miss Wilcox before she leaves?

5. Mattie sends money to her father to pay for what in the end of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads Mattie to leave the Glenmore Hotel and go home for a week in Chapter 25?

2. How is the character of Henry described in Chapter 21? What leads to Henry’s demotion?

3. What event takes place surrounding Weaver Smith’s character in Chapter 22?

4. How is Mattie trained at the Glenmore Hotel? Who does she work for?

5. What news does Pa bring to Mattie regarding Weaver Smith’s family in Chapter 32?

6. What does Mattie learn about Royal Loomis’s involvement in the foreclosure of Emmie Hubbard’s home in Chapter 29?

7. What information does Miss Wilcox confess to Mattie in Chapter 17?

8. What does Mattie discover through Grace Brown’s letters in Chapter 19? What are her thoughts on this discovery?

9. How are the themes of duty and responsibility illustrated in Chapters 23-26?

10. Where is Miss Wilcox planning to depart for in Chapter 27? How does Mattie visit her teacher?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Royal Loomis in the novel. What is Grace’s relationship with Royal? How long have they had this relationship? How does the relationship evolve in the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss Mattie’s ambitions as a writer. Who are Mattie’s favorite authors? What does she want to write novels about? How realistic are her ambitions as a young woman during this time period?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Uncle Fifty in the novel. Where does Uncle Fifty live? How is his lifestyle different than that of his brother, Mattie’s father? What does Mattie think of her uncle?

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