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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. The narrator describes a white bust of whom in the library of their home in “The Wife’s Story”?
(a) Aphrodite
(b) Psyche
(c) Athena
(d) Echo

2. The narrator describes “Jacky’s rough voice” as being like what in “The Wife’s Story”?
(a) The cuckoo’s
(b) A siren’s
(c) A vulture’s
(d) A canary’s

3. 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?
(a) Anderson and Williams
(b) Pierce and Wall
(c) Peters and Smith
(d) Kirby and John

4. What servant does Mrs. Palmer give her satchel to and ask him to carry it to the station in “Anne”?
(a) James
(b) Paul
(c) Peter
(d) Hugh

5. What does the narrator say Anne had in her hands when she fell asleep in the beginning of “Anne”?
(a) Red roses
(b) Yellow daisies
(c) Blueberries
(d) Lilacs

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator of “The Wife’s Story” says “It will be enough for me to give you the history of one day, - that of our first coming to” where?

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

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

5. When Mrs. Palmer awakens, her servant tells her that who is at the house looking for his money in “Anne”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Hester discover about her husband after she’s left him in “The Wife’s Story”?

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

5. 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?

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

7. Why is Hester’s family moving in “The Wife’s Story”? How does Hester feel about the move?

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

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

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

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