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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 is Miss Josephine Barry?

2. What do the girls set to doing when they move into Patty's Place?

3. When Anne goes home near the end of Chapter 1, what does she find?

4. How do Anne and Priscilla consider Philippa after meeting her?

5. In Chapter 9, why are Gilbert and Anne studying so hard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What demonstrates that Philippa has slowly changed in Chapter 10?

2. Describe Gilbert in Chapter 5. What events occur and what does it say about him?

3. What does Philippa's letter to Anne say, and what does it indicate about Philippa's character?

4. What is the incident in regards to Anne's writing that occurs in Chapter 15?

5. What does the reader learn about Anne's character through her attempts to get published in Chapter 11?

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

7. What are the girls learning by living in their new home at Patty's Place in Chapter 16?

8. Describe how Anne feels around Gilbert in Chapter 18.

9. What does the twisting of Diana's ring symbolize?

10. What do Anne and Diana think about the future in regards to their friendship and what does it show about each character in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is a very important device in novels. This novel has several important settings that play a major role in the lives of our characters. Discuss the importance of setting and then choose three locations to fully analyze. How does that particular setting drive the plot along? Why is it so important to the story and the characters? Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

A major theme in the novel is about growing up and maturing. Discuss what this means and how it is portrayed in the novel. Include specific characters and how he or she has or has not matured throughout the course of the novel and in what ways. Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your claims.

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