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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. Where does Mr. McCune offer to take the date he tries to arrange in "1878"?
2. Who is elected as the club's very first vice president?
3. Who plans to teach in Waynesboro to repay her college debt?
4. In "1872," what is the name of the new minister's wife?
5. Who is called for a second opinion regarding the pregnant, ill woman in "1877''?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do several mothers pull their children out of Miss Pinney's school? How does the club help?
2. How does Thomasina begin dating her boyfriend and future husband?
3. Who discovers Miss Pinney is dead? Where is she found?
4. How do Doug and Barbara's approach to dealing with Doug's aunts differ?
5. Discuss the living arrangements of the Lowreys, the Rauchs, and Dr. Blair once the Waynesboro college is sold.
6. Discuss John's decision regarding treatment of Zack's injury.
7. How do some of the residents feel about the play Sally arranges for her Christmas party?
8. Why does Anne encourage John to go on a trip with Ludwig? Whom does he meet on the trip?
9. What is Miss Pinney's habit, and how does the club try to regulate it?
10. Who was the valedictorian of the college, and what is the topic of the valedictorian's speech?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Identify and discuss three points of foreshadowing from the novel. Did the author use foreshadowing effectively? Why or why not? Define foreshadowing in your essay as well.
Essay Topic 2
What interests and experiences of the author's own life might be drawn upon for inspiration in ...and Ladies of the Club? Explain your answers, giving an overview of the author's life.
Essay Topic 3
What is a genre? Discuss both the genre and sub-genre categories that best describe ...and Ladies of the Club. Explain your answers.
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