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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. Who rushes to Angelica's side?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her mother.

2. What does Lottie take from Emily's house?
(a) A perfume bottle.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A box of food.
(d) A vase.

3. In the winter months, where does the family stay in "A Mountain Day"?
(a) Maine.
(b) Colorado.
(c) New York.
(d) Rhode Island.

4. Who has Emma been outcast by?
(a) Her family.
(b) Her roommates.
(c) A group of intellectuals.
(d) Her friends at the museum.

5. How does the spinster feel when she witnesses the fight outside her home?
(a) Sad.
(b) Elated.
(c) Apathetic.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jim when he gets on a train?

2. What is the occupation of the man who puts Jim on a train?

3. What is the name of Mrs. Ramsey's grandson?

4. What is Hannah's reaction to her hair cut?

5. How has the man at the museum changed since the last time Emma saw him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the title "The Philosophy Lesson" significant to the story of Cora?

2. How is Hannah used as a tool between her parents?

3. How does the title, "A Summer Day", correspond to the story of Jim Littlefield?

4. How does the government play a role in "A Summer Day"?

5. How is anonymity a theme in "The Philosophy Lesson"?

6. How does the title of the story, "The Liberation", tie in with Polly's story?

7. Why does Judy think that her happiest day was the day in the mountains?

8. What causes Beatrice to go deaf?

9. How does Mrs. Ramsey's story represent the difference between the old and the new?

10. What is the gift that Arthur sends to his grandmother? How does it affect her?

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