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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 Mattie decide is the only way to find Eliza?

2. How does Mattie react when she is reunited with Eliza?

3. Who wakes Mattie up on her first morning back home?

4. Who will be her partner?

5. How does Mattie help the man pushing the cart?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mattie feel her mother would be proud of her?

2. Why will Mattie and Eliza have to go through lawyers in order to be partners?

3. What does Eliza suggest that Mattie and Nell should do until the epidemic is over?

4. What happens when Grandfather comes downstairs?

5. Why does Mattie tell Eliza that the children should not be bled?

6. What does Mattie give thanks for at the end of Chapter 17?

7. What is Eliza's reaction when she sees Mattie?

8. Why does Eliza move the furniture outside?

9. What is Mattie and Nell's relationship at this point?

10. Does Yellow Fever still exist and if so where?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Eliza and Mrs. Cook. In your essay:

1) Describe Eliza (focus on her physical appearance as well as her personality).

2) Describe Mrs. Cook focus on her physical appearance as well as her personality).

3) Analyze their similarities and differences.

Use specific examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Look at the first chapter and the epilogue. There are many similarities and differences between these two chapters. Compare and contrast these two chapters paying particular attention to the main characters. Be sure to cite specific examples to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

The coffee shop is an important setting in the novel. Discuss the significance of this setting focusing on its impact on plot and character development. Then discuss how the story would be different if the story were set elsewhere. Be sure to cite several examples from the novel to support your ideas.

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