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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Rhoda once move to?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Maine.
(d) Indiana.

2. Who set up the joke against Maggie?
(a) Tippy.
(b) Maggie's cousin.
(c) Tippy's brother.
(d) The young man she meets at the end of the story.

3. What is the name of the man Rose hoped would be a father figure?
(a) Lucius.
(b) Drake.
(c) Darren.
(d) Leroy.

4. What is the occupation of Jessie's mother?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Librarian.

5. What is the name of the character who tells a woman not to be upset by the natives being disrespected?
(a) Mr. Planter.
(b) Mr. Smith.
(c) Mr. Chang.
(d) Mr. Robertson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the rest of the staff feel about Malcolm and Victoria after they follow them to the mill?

2. What game does Abby learn to play?

3. Where is the woman from who walks with Mr. Oliphant?

4. What does May imagine for herself?

5. What is Mr. Oliphant's reaction to not obtaining the arbutus?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways is Mr. Oliphant strong?

2. How is Tippy self-interested?

3. Why does Isobel stay at the poor house?

4. In what way is Mrs. Otis an apathetic character?

5. How does the woman with Mr. Oliphant feel about him?

6. How is the idea of lost opportunities a theme in Rhoda's story?

7. How does Abby realize the seriousness of gambling addiction?

8. How does Mrs. Heath show that she is apathetic, and toward who or what?

9. In what way is the story about Mrs. Otis a feminist piece?

10. How can the reader understand Pansy's pain and suffering?

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