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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 does the man on the train refer to Mrs. Palmer’s father’s name as in “Anne”?

2. The narrator describes a white bust of whom in the library of their home in “The Wife’s Story”?

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. Where had Mrs. Palmer made investments in the West, according to the narrator of “Anne”?

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

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

3. What happens to Mrs. Palmer in the denouement of “Anne”?

4. When and why did Hester’s marriage begin to change in “The Wife’s Story”?

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

6. What happens when Mrs. Palmer encounters George Forbes on the train in “Anne”?

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

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

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

10. How does the plot of “Anne” relate to the life of author Rebecca Harding Davis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss author Tillie Olsen and the republication of Life in the Iron Mills and Other Stories. What are the objectives of the Feminist Press? Why did they feel Rebecca Harding Davis’s stories should be republished? What drew Olsen to the works?

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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