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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 Marion Mahony earn her architectural degree?

2. How many people came to help when Taliesin started to burn?

3. How many languages did Mamah speak by the time she was in kindergarten?

4. According to Gertrude, how many nights had Julian slept with an ax on his pillow?

5. What do Frank and Edwin ask that coffins be made from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the "Wisconsin State Journal" report about the tragedy?

6. Is Mamah afraid of living in Wisconsin?

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 32, why does Frank come to Germany?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 4, Mamah and Frank resume their relationship. How did Frank and Mamah meet and what led to their interest in one another?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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