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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. In which course does Anne particularly excel in?

2. To where do Anne and Priscilla walk?

3. In Chapter 3, who is crying when Anne is getting ready to leave?

4. In the beginning of Chapter 10, where do Anne and Priscilla head off to?

5. In the beginning of Chapter 4, what do Anne and Priscilla discuss?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ruby tell Anne in Chapter 14 and what does Anne understand from it?

2. What gives Anne a reminder of home in Chapter 5?

3. Briefly compare and contrast Davy and Dora in Chapter 13.

4. In Chapter 1, what does the season change foreshadow?

5. How does Anne feel when she finds out about Billy's marriage to Nettie and why?

6. Why is Anne nervous and upset when she runs into Gilbert in Chapter 1?

7. How does Anne partially destroy the friendship she has with Gilbert?

8. What do we learn about Anne with her refusal to go with Philippa to her home?

9. What makes Anne upset in Chapter 2 and what does she want to prove because of it?

10. Why does Patty decide to let the girls rent her home in Chapter 10 and what does this decision say about Anne?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The overall theme of the novel is in one word: Life. This is a novel that is full of life and tells the story of many lives that are interacting, changing, and developing. Discuss life as a theme. What does it mean that the novel is about life? How do you know? What about life is being said? Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

One particularly interesting relationship is the relationship between Anne and Davy. Sometimes Anne is like a sister to Davy, other times like a mother. Discuss the relationship between these two. How are they like brother and sister? How are they like mother and son? What does how Anne interacts with Davy tell us about her? What does how Davy interacts with Anne tell us about him? Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

It is natural that each person will have fears in their life. In the novel, Anne has many different fears. Discuss what it means to be fearful of something and if there are different types of fears. Then analyze what thinks Anne is afraid of (for example, letting people know about her writing) and why she is afraid. Does she ever overcome these fears? How? Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your claims.

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