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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. How does the narrator describe Hugh Wolfe’s face in “Life in the Iron Mills”?
2. Where was Rebecca Harding Davis born?
3. When was Rebecca Harding Davis’s last essay, “The Disease of Money-Getting,” published?
4. When was Waiting for the Verdict published?
5. The author of “A Biographical Interpretation” states that Rebecca Harding Davis grew up along what river?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the basic story related in the plot of “Life in the Iron Mills”? How would you “sum up” the story in one or two sentences?
2. 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?
3. What kind of education did Rebecca Harding Davis receive, according to the author of “A Biographical Interpretation”?
4. What does the korl woman in “Life in the Iron Mills” represent symbolically?
5. How would you describe the language style in “Life in the Iron Mills”?
6. When did Rebecca Harding Davis write “Life in the Iron Mills”? Who published it?
7. How did Rebecca Harding meet L. Clarke Davis? Where did they first meet, according to the author of “A Biographical Interpretation”?
8. How is the plot of “Life in the Iron Mills” structured? Are there subplots in the story?
9. What is the outcome for Hugh in the denouement of “Life in the Iron Mills”?
10. What does Hugh look down on from his prison window at in “Life in the Iron Mills”? What does this scene make him realize?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the character of Hester Manning in “The Wife’s Story.” About how old do you imagine Hester to be? How does Hester describe her childhood and her relationship to her family? How does Hester feel about her husband and stepchildren?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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