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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 Mamah's real name?

2. What is the name of the house that Frank builds in Wisconsin?

3. Who comes to Taliesin two days before Christmas?

4. Where was Frank's Japanese guide, Sugio Hiromichi, educated?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Mamah want to remember about the opening night of Midway Gardens?

5. What does Mamah do when she goes to the cafe each morning?

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

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

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

9. Why does Mamah leave Frank at the end of Chapter 44?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 15, Mattie feels remorse. What are some things that cause Mattie to feel remorse throughout the novel and why?

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

Frank and Mamah attempt to keep their relationship a secret. What lengths do they go to to keep the relationship a secret and how successful are their efforts?

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