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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Mamah write in her diary that she wants to swim in the river?
(a) October 11.
(b) August 20.
(c) March 13.
(d) July 8.

2. In Chapter 15, what are Frank and Mamah dancing to when she worries at the thought of John wondering why she left?
(a) Mendelssohn.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Schubert.
(d) Chopin.

3. When did Mamah arrive in Italy?
(a) August.
(b) July.
(c) May.
(d) June.

4. How old was the narrrator's father when he died?
(a) 71.
(b) 69.
(c) 72.
(d) 67.

5. How old is Ellen Key going to be at the time when she meets Mamah?
(a) 59.
(b) 60.
(c) 47.
(d) 36.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have Alden and Mattie been married when Mamah and the children take the train to Colorado?

2. What does Frank buy Mamah at the end of Chapter 20?

3. What does Mamah send John for Christmas in Chapter 30?

4. In Chapter 23, how much time does Ellen Key tell Mamah she has before her train leaves?

5. What does Mamah give Taylor as going away gifts?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Catherine Wright doing during the year she requested from Frank?

2. What does Frank draw on the tablecloth at a cafe in Italy?

3. What does Mattie remember happening just after her sister Jessie's death?

4. How does Edwin take it when Mamah tells him about the affair?

5. What does Ellen Key look like when Mamah hears her lecture for the first time?

6. What are the stories that Mamah tells John?

7. What thought seizes Mamah with remorse in Chapter 15 when she is dancing with Frank?

8. What was it like in Boone, Iowa, where Mahma lived when she was little?

9. Why does Mamah want to stay in Italy?

10. What advice does Mattie give Mamah regarding her relationship with Frank?

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