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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. Who is Nell?

2. Why does Mrs. Ludington have to return to the farm?

3. Who does Mattie think she sees when she is walking to get help for Nell?

4. What is tied to the handle of the front door to the coffeehouse?

5. What does Mattie see when she wakes up in the garden?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mattie promise her mother that she will not wear her clothes.

2. Why does Eliza move the furniture outside?

3. How did the Ludingtons try to find Mattie?

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

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

6. What does the short excerpt at the beginning of the chapter foreshadow?

7. Why does Mattie say that it is more difficult to care for children?

8. When does Mattie feel that there are ghosts nearby?

9. When Mattie goes to Simon's house what is she looking for and what does she find?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is an important topic in this novel.

1) Describe the different ways friendship is presented in the book in detail

2) Then discuss the message the author is trying to make about friendships. In other words, what is her view of friendships? What does she think is important in a friendship? What does she do to show the reader this is her belief?

Be sure to cite specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Mattie's mother and grandfather have a strong influence on her. Describe at least three ways that Mattie's family influences her development then discuss and analyze the impact these have on her. Is she better or worse for these influences? Why? Be sure to cite several examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

At times throughout the novel Mattie and Eliza depend on one another. Look back through the novel and:

1) Describe how their relationship evolves.

2) Discuss the impact that their relationship has at each point in the novel.

Use specific examples from the text to support your ideas.

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