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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. What is Mrs. Palmer’s first name in “Anne”?
(a) Nancy
(b) Adelaide
(c) Miranda
(d) Candace

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

3. The narrator describes her baby girl as what in “The Wife’s Story”?
(a) A snaky and sneaky rascal
(b) A weasel-faced little mortal
(c) A bounding ball of utter joy
(d) A colicky and silent child

4. Where does Mrs. Palmer and her family life in “Anne”?
(a) Mississippi
(b) Washington
(c) Connecticut
(d) Delaware

5. What does the narrator say her husband bought after their marriage, “thinking to please me,” in “The Wife’s Story”?
(a) A ring
(b) A wig
(c) A monocle
(d) A cape

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the woman walking with George across the lawn as Anne drowses in the beginning of “Anne”?

2. The narrator states in “Anne” that Mrs. Palmer once went all the way to Philadelphia to hear an Italian stroller named what?

3. By what name does the narrator say she called her husband in their first six months of marriage in “The Wife’s Story”?

4. By what pet name does the narrator recall her husband fondly calling her when they first married in “The Wife’s Story”?

5. The narrator describes the home she lives in with her husband by the river as being what color of farmhouse in “The Wife’s Story”?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What “big decision” does Mrs. Palmer make in “Anne”? Why?

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

4. What happens to Mrs. Palmer in the denouement of “Anne”?

5. What information does Jacky relate to Hester regarding Dr. Manning’s first wife in “The Wife’s Story”?

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

7. What conflict arises in “The Wife’s Story” relating to Hester’s musical ambitions?

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

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

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

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