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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. The narrator says in “Life in the Iron Mills,” “Man cannot live by” what?
2. What nonprofit literary publisher published Life in the Iron Mills and Other Stories, including “A Biographical Interpretation”?
3. How many children did Rebecca Harding Davis have?
4. The narrator compares the “wild, eager face” of the sculpture in “Life in the Iron Mills” to what?
5. How does the narrator describe Janey’s eyes in “Life in the Iron Mills”?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author of “A Biographical Interpretation” depict Rebecca Harding Davis’s relationship with her first publisher?
2. How would you describe the narrator of “Life in the Iron Mills”? Is the narrator involved in the action of the story?
3. How is the setting described in “Life in the Iron Mills”? How does the setting in which the narrator exists differ from the setting of Deb and Hugh’s story?
4. What is the moment of greatest hope in “Life in the Iron Mills”? How is this hope dashed?
5. What decision does Hugh reach when he goes to attempt to return the money in “Life in the Iron Mills”? Why?
6. Who did Rebecca Harding Davis meet on her first trip North, according to the author of “A Biographical Interpretation”?
7. How would you describe the author’s use of dialogue in “Life in the Iron Mills”?
8. What is the outcome for Hugh in the denouement of “Life in the Iron Mills”?
9. How does the author of “A Biographical Interpretation” describe Rebecca Harding Davis’s early years of marriage?
10. What kind of education did Rebecca Harding Davis receive, according to the author of “A Biographical Interpretation”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the setting of “Life in the Iron Mills.” Where in the United States does the story take place? What river is described as rolling by the town? What era historically does the narrative take place in? What role does the setting play in the story’s subject and themes?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of women’s roles and expectations seen in “Anne.” How do these roles represent disappointment for Mrs. Palmer? How does she justify leaving behind her duties as mother? Are her actions admirable? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the characters of Anne and Mrs. Palmer in “Anne.” How old are each of these characters? What do they look like? What are their actions in the story?
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