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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. Who accepts a principal position in another town when Waynesboro college is sold?

2. Who buys the Waynesboro college?

3. Who invites the Gardiner sisters to join the club?

4. What is Kate given after the uproar in the chapter called "1870"?

5. From where does the new lawyer in "1872" originate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the situation that leads to Eliza working at her father's law office?

4. Whose cape does Anne borrow, and what secret does it hold?

5. What is Miss Pinney's habit, and how does the club try to regulate it?

6. Why do several mothers pull their children out of Miss Pinney's school? How does the club help?

7. Explain the circumstances in which Louisa, her husband, and daughter return to Waynesboro. Where had they been?

8. Who starts the Waynesboro Women's Club, and whom do they recruit to join?

9. What is Ludwig's concern when hiring an overseer of the mill? Why does he hire one despite his concern?

10. What marital advice does Anne's dying father give to her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's writing experience and his successes of this book and others.

Essay Topic 2

Define exposition and discuss the exposition of this novel. What does the reader learn from the exposition in ...and Ladies of the Club? Is the information consistent throughout the book, or does it change? Explain your answer and reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Anne and Sally as major characters in ...and Ladies of the Club.

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