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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. Where had Mrs. Palmer made investments in the West, according to the narrator of “Anne”?
(a) California
(b) Washington
(c) The Dakotas
(d) Nebraska

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

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

4. 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”?
(a) Scarlett
(b) Lavender
(c) Chocolate
(d) Yellow

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what station does Mrs. Palmer get off the train and go to the trust company in “Anne”?

2. 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?

3. What does the narrator of “The Wife’s Story” say was the work of her life prior to her marriage?

4. The narrator describes her baby girl as what in “The Wife’s Story”?

5. Mrs. Palmer gets on a train going where after withdrawing her bonds at the trust company in “Anne”?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How would you describe the character of Hester in “The Wife’s Story”? What information is established about Hester in the opening of the story?

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

4. How would you describe the ending of “The Wife’s Story”? What happens to Hester?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is Mrs. Palmer’s relationship to Anne in “Anne”?

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