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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 does Frank bring back to eat in Chapter 21?

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

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

4. How much does Mamah pay for a Stetson for Frank?

5. In Chapter 6, what does Mamah give a presentation about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Louise?

4. What does Frank draw on the tablecloth at a cafe in Italy?

5. What does Ellen Key look like when Mamah hears her lecture for the first time?

6. What is Ellen's home like?

7. What terrible news does Lizzie write to Mamah in Chapter 18?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Catherine refuses to give Frank a divorce when she learns about the affair. Why does Catherine refuse, and what does she ask for in return?

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