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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. One of the men that visits the mill along with other men in “Life in the Iron Mills” is the son of which of the mill-owners?
2. What establishment does the narrator describe across the street when she looks out window in the beginning of “Life in the Iron Mills”?
3. When Hugh decides to keep the money in “Life in the Iron Mills,” he realizes of his watch at the mill, “He need not go, need never go again, thank God! – shaking off the thought with” what?
4. Where was “Life in the Iron Mills” first published?
5. What is the name of the lawyer that the judge appoints to Hugh Wolfe in “Life in the Iron Mills”?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where did Rebecca Harding Davis grow up, according to the author of “A Biographical Interpretation”? How is her family described?
2. What is the moment of greatest hope in “Life in the Iron Mills”? How is this hope dashed?
3. What kind of education did Rebecca Harding Davis receive, according to the author of “A Biographical Interpretation”?
4. How does the narrator describe Hugh’s interaction with Deborah when she brings him dinner at the mill in “Life in the Iron Mills”?
5. What happens to Deborah at the end of “Life in the Iron Mills”? What does the narrator reveal at the end of the story?
6. How does the author of “A Biographical Interpretation” describe Rebecca Harding Davis’s early years of marriage?
7. When did Rebecca Harding Davis write “Life in the Iron Mills”? Who published it?
8. How did the outbreak of the Civil War impact Rebecca Harding Davis’s work, according to the author of “A Biographical Interpretation”?
9. How would you describe the ending of “Life in the Iron Mills”? Does the story end on a happy or sad note?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the narrative style of “Anne.” How does this narrative style differ from the previous stories in the collection? How would the story differ if it were told from a first-person perspective? Who is the narrator of the story?
Essay Topic 2
Examine and discuss Deborah’s feelings of jealousy over Janey in the “Life in the Iron Mills.” What is the relationship like between these characters? Why does Deb feel resentment toward Janey? How is Janey described?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the character of Haley in “Life in the Iron Mills.” How does Haley feel about Hugh and Deb? Why does Haley say Hugh is wearing leg shackles? How does Haley describe Hugh’s escape attempts?
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