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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 did Frank spend summers during his early years?

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

3. Where are Frank and Mamah staying in Italy in Chapter 27?

4. How long has it been since Ellen Key has had a real home?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mamah do to help out at the library?

3. Why does Mattie ask Mamah and the children to visit?

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

5. Where does Mamah go and what does she do when Frank returns to America?

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

7. What job does Mattie suggest Mamah apply for?

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

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

10. What projects is Frank working on with Wasmuth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 4, Mamah and Frank resume their relationship. How did Frank and Mamah meet and what led to their interest in one another?

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