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

2. What do the hills of Italy remind Frank of?

3. Who does Frank like to read in Chapter 5?

4. What color is Catherine Wright's hair?

5. In what gallery do Mamah, Frank, and Taylor spend whole days?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Mamah want to stay in Italy?

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

4. Why do Mamah and Frank leave the Adlon in Chapter 20?

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

6. What projects is Frank working on with Wasmuth?

7. Who is Louise?

8. In Chapter 3, what did Mamah do when she realized she and Frank had grown too close?

9. What job does Mattie suggest Mamah apply for?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 31, Mamah becomes friends with a woman named Else who is a poet. Why do the two women become friends?

Essay Topic 2

Mattie doesn't advise Mamah to continue her affair. What advice does Mattie first give Mamah, and does her advice about the situation change as the summer ends?

Essay Topic 3

Frank purchases a houseful of furniture and decorating items. How does buying things make Frank feel, and why is it so important for him to purchase beautiful things?

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