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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. Royal Loomis and who come to Mattie’s aid in tending her family’s farm in Chapter 25?

2. Where does Miss Wilcox say she intends to flee to in her letter in Chapter 27?

3. Where does one of the servants at the Glenmore lure Mr. Maxwell in Chapter 31?

4. How much is the tip that Mr. Maxwell leaves Mattie after exposing himself in Chapter 21?

5. Royal Loomis tells Mattie that he wants to buy her what in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Mattie discover at the home of Emmie Hubbard in Chapter 18?

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

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

7. What information does Martha Miller present to Mattie regarding her engagement to Royal Loomis in Chapter 29?

8. How does the apprehension of the three trappers affect Weaver Smith in Chapter 24?

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

10. How do Mattie and her coworkers elicit revenge on Mr. Maxwell in Chapter 31?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of courtship and marriage in the novel. During the time period in which the story is set, how important were the rituals of courtship and marriage? At what age were young men and women typically married? How atypical was it for young women to attend college instead of marrying?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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