View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2: Chapter 2, how long has John Ferrier been in Utah?

2. What property will Stangerson have after his father's death?

3. Why does John go somewhere at the beginning of Part 2: Chapter 4?

4. What Native Americans occasionally travel the desert in Part 2: Chapter 1?

5. Where do John, Lucy, and Jefferson sleep their second night after leaving in Part 2: Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 2: Chapter 3, why does Brigham Young come to speak to John?

2. How does Brigham Young organize the town when the Mormons make it to Utah?

3. How long does it take Jefferson to get back to Salt Lake City, and what does he learn there in Part 2: Chapter 5?

4. In Part 2: Chapter 5, where do John, Lucy, and Jefferson find themselves by the first morning after they fled, and what do they do at dawn?

5. Why is it surprising when John finds a note warning him that there are 29 days remaining to give Lucy as a bride to a Mormon in Part 2: Chapter 4?

6. In Part 2: Chapter 1, why are John Ferrier and Lucy traveling alone?

7. In Part 2: Chapter 2, what have the Mormons overcome to make it to Utah?

8. What happens on the second day of John, Lucy, and Jefferson's trip in Part 2: Chapter 5?

9. What is the date and who is looking down from a slight elevation in Part 2: Chapter 1?

10. Who rescues John and Lucy in Part 2: Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world he has created?

Essay Topic 2

The Mormons find John and Lucy Ferrier at the point of death. Under what conditions do they offer to help John and Lucy? How do the Mormons coerce John and Lucy into joining the Mormon faith?

Essay Topic 3

A frame story sets the scene for a story within a story. What is the frame story in A Study in Scarlet? How does it provide perspective for John and Lucy’s story?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 850 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample