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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. Who does Frank like to read in Chapter 5?
(a) Benet.
(b) Hugo.
(c) Whitman.
(d) Arnold.

2. In Chapter 6, where is Lizzie taking Jessica?
(a) Tea.
(b) Shopping.
(c) Movie.
(d) Zoo.

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

4. In Chapter 23, how much time does Ellen Key tell Mamah she has before her train leaves?
(a) An hour.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 1 1/2 hours.
(d) 2 1/2 hours.

5. After leaving the Adlun, who sends Frank a newspaper article?
(a) His mother.
(b) Catherine.
(c) John.
(d) Edwin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Edwin and the narrator attend school together?

2. In Chapter 28, what does Frank buy Mamah?

3. How many rooms does the Adlon have?

4. What does Catherine Wright call Mamah in a newspaper article?

5. On what street do Mattie and Alden live?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Frank and Mamah check into the Adlon, who catches Mamah's eye?

2. With whom did Mamah and Mattie stay when they handed out flyers in Colorado?

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

4. Who wanted to build a new house at the beginning of the novel and why?

5. How does Mamah describe Marion Mahony during her third visit to Frank's studio?

6. What are the stories that Mamah tells John?

7. Why does Mamah want to stay in Italy?

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

9. Why does Frank come to Mamah's house in Chapter 7?

10. Who was St. Hedwig?

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