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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 describes “Jacky’s rough voice” as being like what in “The Wife’s Story”?
2. The narrator’s husband in “The Wife’s Story” tells her when his business fails that it “would have been better I had not trusted the whole to” whom?
3. The narrator of “The Wife’s Story” recalls a time in Paris when she had gone to whose studio outside of the city to see her “Horse-Fair”?
4. What does Jacky take out from her pocket and show the narrator when she discusses the narrator’s husband’s past in “The Wife’s Story”?
5. What servant does Mrs. Palmer give her satchel to and ask him to carry it to the station in “Anne”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What “big decision” does Mrs. Palmer make in “Anne”? Why?
2. Why is Hester’s family moving in “The Wife’s Story”? How does Hester feel about the move?
3. What happens when Mrs. Palmer encounters George Forbes on the train in “Anne”?
4. What is the character of Anne doing in the opening of the last story, “Anne”?
5. What was the ultimate changing point in the marriage between Hester and Dr. Manning in “The Wife’s Story”?
6. When and why did Hester’s marriage begin to change in “The Wife’s Story”?
7. What is Mrs. Palmer’s relationship to Anne in “Anne”?
8. What conflict arises in “The Wife’s Story” relating to Hester’s musical ambitions?
9. Who does Mrs. Palmer first encounter on the train in “Anne”? What is Mrs. Palmer’s reaction?
10. What consumes Mrs. Palmer’s thoughts when her character is introduced in “Anne”?
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
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?
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