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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. Why is Anne sad in Chapter 41 in regards to Gilbert?

2. What does Aunt Jimsie advise Anne to do?

3. What is Diana sad about in Chapter 29 while getting ready for her wedding?

4. What is Valley Road apparently known for?

5. Who tells Anne in Chapter 23 that she and Gilbert were made for each other?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Davy's character shown to be maturing in Chapter 19?

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

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

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

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

9. What bothers Anne at the party and what does it tell the reader in Chapter 26?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Patty's Place is a very significant location in the novel. Discuss what Patty's Place is and how it almost becomes a character in the story. Why is it so important to the characters and the plot? How is Patty's Place introduced in the novel and what happens to it by the end? Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

The ideal love and romance is any girl's fantasy. Even Anne has her own ideas about it. Discuss what it means to dream about an ideal romance or an ideal man/woman. What is Anne's ideal? What is Philippa's? Are these girls realistic in what they want? Do they eventually get their ideal man or are they with someone completely different? What does it say about them? How are they brought from their dreams to reality? Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your claims.

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