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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 narrator of “Anne” say that Anne had “ever since she was a baby, and felt it as she did her blood from her feet to her head, and triumphed and was happy in it”?

2. What is the name of the narrator’s husband’s old nag that she can hear neighing in the stables in “The Wife’s Story”?

3. What was Mrs. Palmer’s husband’s name in “Anne”?

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

5. Mrs. Palmer gets on a train going where after withdrawing her bonds at the trust company in “Anne”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Discuss and analyze the character of Deborah in “Life in the Mills.” How old is Deborah? What physical affliction does she suffer from? What feelings does Deborah harbor for Hugh Wolfe? How do these feelings motivate her actions?

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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