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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 in “The Wife’s Story” says that her husband and his family were all born where?

2. At what station does Mrs. Palmer get off the train and go to the trust company in “Anne”?

3. Where do the narrator and her husband live before they move in “The Wife’s Story”?

4. Mrs. Palmer, when she first awakens in “Anne,” recalls that her voice left her at what age?

5. A few weeks prior to when the narrator and her husband moved in “The Wife’s Story,” she describes a cool morning in what month?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Hester’s departure from her family described in “The Wife’s Story”?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the character of Anne doing in the opening of the last story, “Anne”?

8. Why is Hester’s family moving in “The Wife’s Story”? How does Hester feel about the move?

9. What is Mrs. Palmer’s relationship to Anne in “Anne”?

10. What was the ultimate changing point in the marriage between Hester and Dr. Manning in “The Wife’s Story”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Hugh Wolfe as one of the two protagonists in “Life in the Iron Mills.” What qualities does Hugh exhibit that represent the “hero” of the story? How is his relationship to Deborah a driving force in the plot of the story? Which character’s actions drive the plot?

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 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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