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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. What is the young man's injury when he is hurt at Ludwig's mill in "1878"?

2. In "1872," what is the name of the new minister's wife?

3. Whose cancer has confined her to the house in "1872"?

4. Where does Mr. McCune offer to take the date he tries to arrange in "1878"?

5. In "1877," what is Anne going to pick up in the country?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who was the valedictorian of the college, and what is the topic of the valedictorian's speech?

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

6. Discuss the living arrangements of the Lowreys, the Rauchs, and Dr. Blair once the Waynesboro college is sold.

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

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

9. Discuss the situation around Kate's death in the chapter titled "1870."

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is an antagonist? Discuss the antagonist of this novel in detail, relating the antagonist specifically to the type of conflict featured in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Define falling action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the falling action in this book. How did it flow? What role did the falling action have in the story, and how did it work?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the main characters of this book. Who was the protagonist, and what separates that character from the other main characters?

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