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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 does Anne decide to do for the day in Chapter 25?

2. What promise had John made to his mother?

3. Where do Anne and Gilbert go for a walk in Chapter 41?

4. Why does Gilbert ask Anne to wait three years?

5. What does Gilbert say his unfilled dream is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Anne still in denial about in Chapter 23 and how do we know?

2. How does Anne finally realize she loves Gilbert?

3. Why does Anne think Gilbert has lost his feelings of love for her?

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

5. Why is Anne herself shocked when she rejects Roy's proposal?

6. How does Gilbert know he must try to propose to Anne again?

7. Is Roy's proposal to Anne her ideal? How so?

8. In Chapter 37, what actions of Anne's are signs that she has feelings for Gilbert?

9. What does Janet say Anne will learn with age?

10. Why is Janet crying in Chapter 33?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Davy is a very important minor character in the novel. He is the tiny rebel with a conscience. Analyze Davy as a character. Who is he and what is his personality? How does he change throughout the novel? Why is he the way he is? What is his relationship with other characters and what does this indicate to the reader about him? 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

Discuss the life of L.M. Montgomery. How did she come up with the idea for the series? Is any of it based on her own experiences? Did she write the stories based on her time period or another? What was her life like and how did she find success as an author? Write this essay as though it were a mini-biography.

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