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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. Weaver is beaten up by three men when he stands up for himself after being called what?

2. After Henry leaves out milk and causes it to explode, it comes to light that he was never really what?

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

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

5. What does Mattie accept from Royal Loomis in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the relationship between Mattie and Royal Loomis progress in Chapter 25?

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

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

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

5. What event leads to Mattie’s employment at the Glenmore Hotel? How?

6. What decision does Mattie relate to Miss Wilcox when she visits her in Chapter 28? How does Miss Wilcox respond?

7. What are Mattie’s principle concerns about her relationship with Royal in Chapter 18? What does Tommy Hubbard relate to Mattie in this chapter?

8. How do the events in Chapters 20-22 affect Mattie’s perception of the world around her?

9. What work has Mattie begun doing for Miss Wilcox in Chapter 17? What does she discover when she arrives?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the history of African Americans during the turn of the century, particularly in New York state. When was slavery abolished and where did many of the former slaves flee to? What protections were in place at this time for African Americans? How is this history presented in A Northern Light?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the murder of Grace Brown at the Covewood Lodge in 1906. Who was tried and convicted of the murder? What transcripts remain of the trial? What evidence was presented? Where in the Adirondacks did the murder occur? How does the author incorporate this setting into A Northern Light?

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