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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. Where are the children and the others when Frank comes over to visit Mamah in Chapter 5?

2. By Chapter 15, how many days have Frank and Mamah been together?

3. What do Mamah and Frank do their first full day in Berlin?

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

5. On what floor of the Fine Arts Building did Frank have an office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the stories that Mamah tells John?

2. What projects is Frank working on with Wasmuth?

3. Who was St. Hedwig?

4. How did Mamah describe the Huertley house?

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

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

7. What job does Mattie suggest Mamah apply for?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Frank is very critical of former students, especially Marion Mahoney and Walter Griffin? Why is Frank so critical of his former students?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Catherine and Edwin are interviewed by reporters. In what ways do they both stand behind their spouses? Why might they do this?

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