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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. Mother Superior told Lily she should become which of the following?

2. What is the name of the region where the family lives?

3. What color is Lily's silk shirt?

4. What type of dog was purchased using Lily's tuition money?

5. What is the name of the youngest child?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Lily's career shaped over the next several years?

2. What is Lily's philosophy about teaching children?

3. Where does Lily go after leaving the ranch? What prompts her choice?

4. What was the first indication that there was trouble brewing?

5. Explain Lily's return to KC Ranch.

6. What is the name of the new ranch? How is it different from High Lonesome?

7. What is unusual about the school?

8. What is the test Lily must pass to retrieve her paycheck? What is the outcome?

9. Where does Lily go after leaving the ranch? What prompts her choice?

10. What happens to Lily's job at the end of World War I?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Lily's occupation as a teacher. How did Lily get started as a teacher? What was her earliest inspiration? Do you think it was a wise choice for Lily to become a teacher? Were her methods common or unorthodox? Explain. Also explain the issues Lily had with some of her employers.

Essay Topic 2

Lily believed that she could teach virtually any child until she had Rosemary. Explain why you think Lily was unable to teach Rosemary. What was Jim's role in Rosemary's education? Why do you think Rosemary was so wild and contrary? In what areas did Rosemary excel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the interesting and turbulent life of Lily Casey Smith. What were Lily's best traits? What were her weaknesses? Do you admire Lily's abilities? What about Lily do you like/dislike the most? Explain.

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