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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 long after her marriage does the narrator of “The Wife’s Story” say she and her husband moved?
(a) 18 months
(b) 2 and ½ years
(c) 5 months
(d) 3 months

2. Robert is said to have what profession in “The Wife’s Story”?
(a) He is a preacher
(b) He is a butcher
(c) He is a lawyer
(d) He is a doctor

3. What is the name of the narrator’s husband’s youngest son in “The Wife’s Story”?
(a) James
(b) Hugh
(c) Peter
(d) Teddy

4. Mrs. Palmer remembers when she wakes up in “Anne” that George Forbes is now what?
(a) A famous painter
(b) A sculpture artist
(c) An opera singer
(d) A famous author

5. What kind of fruit does Mrs. Palmer’s farm produce in “Anne”?
(a) Cherries
(b) Pears
(c) Peaches
(d) Apples

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes “Jacky’s rough voice” as being like what in “The Wife’s Story”?

2. What is the narrator’s name in “The Wife’s Story”?

3. What character on the train in “Anne” is said to be the “chairman of the Woman’s National Society for the Examination of Prisons”?

4. Who does the narrator’s husband say used to trot Jacky “on his knee on the school-house steps” when she was a baby in “The Wife’s Story”?

5. On the morning that Mrs. Palmer awakens from her dream of youth in “Anne,” a letter arrives from Mrs. Palmer’s consignees named what in Philadelphia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator note about the character of Mrs. Palmer in the ending of “Anne”?

2. What is the character of Anne doing in the opening of the last story, “Anne”?

3. What does Hester do after leaving her family in “The Wife’s Story”?

4. When and why did Hester’s marriage begin to change in “The Wife’s Story”?

5. What was the ultimate changing point in the marriage between Hester and Dr. Manning in “The Wife’s Story”?

6. How is Hester’s departure from her family described in “The Wife’s Story”?

7. What consumes Mrs. Palmer’s thoughts when her character is introduced in “Anne”?

8. Where does Mrs. Palmer travel in “Anne”? How does she fund her travels?

9. How does the plot of “Anne” relate to the life of author Rebecca Harding Davis?

10. What happens when Mrs. Palmer encounters George Forbes on the train in “Anne”?

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