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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. What kind of tobacco does the narrator describe the drunken Irishmen puffing on in the beginning of “Life in the Iron Mills”?
2. What is the mill-owner’s son’s reply in French when Dr. May asks him, “Have you many such hands as this? What are you going to do with them? Keep them at puddling iron?”
3. What word does the narrator use to describe Hugh Wolfe’s infancy in “Life in the Iron Mills”?
4. Where was “Life in the Iron Mills” first published?
5. How many children did Rebecca Harding Davis have?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Rebecca Harding meet L. Clarke Davis? Where did they first meet, according to the author of “A Biographical Interpretation”?
2. What elements of social change did Rebecca Harding Davis encounter during finishing school?
3. How did the outbreak of the Civil War impact Rebecca Harding Davis’s work, according to the author of “A Biographical Interpretation”?
4. What does Deb attempt to give Hugh after they return home from the mill in “Life in the Iron Mills”? How does Hugh respond?
5. How does the narrator describe Hugh’s interaction with Deborah when she brings him dinner at the mill in “Life in the Iron Mills”?
6. What does Deb do when she returns home in the beginning of “Life in the Iron Mills”?
7. How is the character of Janey described in “Life in the Iron Mills”? What is Janey’s relationship to the other characters?
8. What legacy did Rebecca Harding Davis leave behind, according to the author of “A Biographical Interpretation”?
9. What does the korl woman in “Life in the Iron Mills” represent symbolically?
10. Who are the visitors that come to the mill in “Life in the Iron Mills”? Where do they go when they arrive?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine and discuss the theme of poverty in “Life in the Mills.” How is poverty a deciding factor in the fates of the protagonists? Do you believe the protagonists in the story have a way out of their situation? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss and analyze the character of Deborah in “Life in the Mills.” How old is Deborah? What physical affliction does she suffer from? What feelings does Deborah harbor for Hugh Wolfe? How do these feelings motivate her actions?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the characters of Dr. Manning and Jacky in “The Wife’s Story.” What about Jacky does Hester dislike? Why? How much older than Hester is Dr. Manning? How many children does Dr. Manning have from his first marriage?
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