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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 at the beginning of Chapter 46?

2. How old was Martha when Mamah began her affair with Frank?

3. How many raspberry plants does Frank order?

4. In Chapter 45, how long has Mamah feared returning to her old home in Oak Park?

5. What city in Wisconsin is near Frank's new home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mamah decide to keep the stray dog she and the children find at the Canadian camp?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 31, what is the female performer wearing?

3. Why are Aunt Jenny and Nell worried about the newspaper stories circulating about Frank and Mamah?

4. Why does Mamah take the children to the dry-good store after Edwin leaves them at Taliesin?

5. What interests John when he looks around Taliesin in Chapter 46?

6. What do the men tell Mamah about Julian?

7. How does Mamah decide to get her hair cut?

8. What does Mamah learn when she tracks down Huebsch?

9. What is John painting at the beginning of Chapter 52?

10. How was Christmas for Mamah in 1911 with her children?

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

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

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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