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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 Diana sad about in Chapter 29 while getting ready for her wedding?

2. What does Aunt Jimsie tell Philippa to learn how to do?

3. How do Roy and Anne meet?

4. Who does Anne meet at Valley Road in Chapter 30?

5. What is Philippa studying Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. What shows the depth of Philippa's character and her change in personality and values in Chapter 27?

2. What does Anne think about Roy when they meet in Chapter 25?

3. Why is Davy being dramatic in Chapter 28?

4. What does Aunt Jimsie disapprove of in Chapter 35?

5. What does the reader see for the first time about Marilla in Chapter 19 and how?

6. What do we learn about Philippa in Chapter 24?

7. What does Davy tell Anne and how does she react in the beginning of Chapter 40?

8. How is Anne a good representation of her generation in Chapter 31?

9. Describe the difference between Marilla and Mrs. Lynde's reactions to hearing about Anne's refusal to Gilbert's proposal.

10. What foreshadows Anne finally admitting her true feelings about Gilbert?

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

Foreshadowing is used often in many works of literature and it is also seen in this novel. Discuss what foreshadowing is and why it is important. Then discuss instances in the novel where foreshadowing is used. What is being foreshadowed and how? Why is it important for the reader to recognize this example as foreshadowing? Use as many instances of foreshadowing as possible as examples. Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your claims.

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