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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. How many children does the new lawyer in "1872" have?

2. How does the woman who had a miscarriage in "1877" feel?

3. What does Sally name her child born in "1872"?

4. In the chapter "1870," who is besotted?

5. What is Eliza Ballard's job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how the ladies' college in Waynesboro gets sold.

2. What discovery makes Anne and Sally begin to like Rhoda McKinney?

3. What does John tell Anne about Mr. McCune's delay in contacting a doctor for his wife?

4. How does Amanda's mother respond when Amanda offers to take care of her?

5. Where does Amanda attend college, and how does she plan to pay for her degree?

6. What happens when a doctor finally examines Mrs. McCune?

7. Why won't Mr. McCune call John to check on his ill wife?

8. Who are the first officers of the Waynesboro Women's Club?

9. What angers Amanda about Mr. McCune? Explain the situation.

10. Where and when is the first meeting of the club held?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define rising action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the rising action in...and Ladies of the Club. How does the author present it? How does the rising action flow? How does the rising action add to the suspense of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Write a character description of Julia. Was she a major character or minor one? Support your answer with specific evidence form the story and be sure to include definitions of major and minor character.

Essay Topic 3

There are four points of view in which literature is written which are first person, third person objective, third person limited, and omniscient. Which point of view does the author use in this book? Is this the most effective point of view for this story? Why or why not?

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