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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. How much will the Japanese hotel project be?

2. What animals destroyed Mamah's belongings in the shed?

3. What paper does the reporter work for who talks to Frank, Ed, and John on the train?

4. What does Else offer Mamah outside a cafe in Chapter 31?

5. Where are Mattie's children being raised?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 50, how are Martha and John spending their days?

2. How does the sheriff react when Frank calls him about the reporters and other issues?

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

4. What happened to John in Boulder after Mamah left?

5. Why is Mamah excited that Margaret Anderson is interested in publishing Hÿmn to Nature"?

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

7. Is Mamah afraid of living in Wisconsin?

8. What do Frank and Mamah have to plant at Taliesin?

9. How does Dorothea Barton treat Mamah when they meet?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Mamah used the word "dogged" to describe how Edwin often got his way. How did Edwin use persistence to court Mamah and to get a new home?

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