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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 is the date of the Goethe poem that Mamah purchases in Berlin?

2. Where did Mamah and Mattie pass out flyers trying to help pass the Women's Suffrage Bill?

3. In the Prologue, in what year did the narrator and her husband get married?

4. What is the name of the pastor of Pilgrim Congregational Church?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was St. Hedwig?

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

3. What job does Mattie suggest Mamah apply for?

4. Why doesn't Mamah go to Paris after receiving a telegram from Frank in Chapter 25?

5. Where does Mamah move in Chapter 12?

6. Where do Frank and Mamah stay in Berlin, and what is it like?

7. What opportunity does Ellen offer Mamah at the end of Chapter 24?

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

9. How does Mamah work to translate "Love and Ethics"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 15, Mattie feels remorse. What are some things that cause Mattie to feel remorse throughout the novel and why?

Essay Topic 2

Frank buries Mamah and mourns for her. How will Frank go on without her?

Essay Topic 3

Mamah knows that the world must go on as she struggles with her grief over Mattie's death. Does it help or hinder Mattie's grieving process to know that the world goes on?

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