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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. After Marguerite falls and hurts her ankle, for how many days can she not fish, hunt, or fetch fresh water?

2. How many eggs does Marguerite collect on the second day she goes hunting with Auguste?

3. Who wants to buy Marguerite's bear claw?

4. What does Damienne use to make broth for Marguerite to eat after Auguste dies?

5. How many deer find the grain Marguerite scatters at the entrance of the cave?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the men Marguerite encounters on the shore of the island?

2. What belongings do Marguerite and her companions have with them when they are left on the island?

3. How is a shelter made on the island?

4. How does Marguerite's child die?

5. How does Marguerite persuade the men to take her with them?

6. How does Damienne die?

7. What does Marguerite plant, and how do the seeds grow?

8. How does Auguste die?

9. What does Marguerite learn about the Montforts when she returns?

10. Why did Madame D'Artois leave Queen Marguerite's court?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does Goodman use foreshadowing Isola? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

Marguerite’s guardian controls her wealth and her life. What is communicated about her lack of agency in Isola and how it affects her life?

Essay Topic 3

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Isola?

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