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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. How did the spinster's best friend die?
(a) She commited suicide.
(b) She was shot in a robbery.
(c) She was hit by a car.
(d) She was in a car accident.

2. Who does Emma see at the museum?
(a) Albert.
(b) Alex.
(c) Gerald.
(d) Alfred.

3. What does Jim plan to do when he meets his new friend?
(a) Become more artistic.
(b) Build a deep friendship.
(c) Become educated.
(d) Escape.

4. Who does Hannah hear her mother complain to about her father?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her sister.

5. Who tells Polly that her fiance is dead?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her sister.
(d) His brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the final location that Emily chooses to read at?

2. What month is it in "Between the Porch and the Altar"?

3. What do Beatrice and her fiance do the night before they are to be married?

4. What part of Angelica's body ages first?

5. What is the color of the armchair that Ella sits in while babysitting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare Emily to Lottie.

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

3. What causes Beatrice to go deaf?

4. What is the community reaction to Emily getting the evangelists kicked out of town, and why?

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

6. What does Angelica believe her purpose in life is?

7. Is the abuse against Hannah indirect or direct? How?

8. How does Emma show that she is afraid of rejection?

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

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

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