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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Holmes think about as he passes Margret's door?
(a) Miss Herne.
(b) The mill's profits.
(c) His luncheon appointment.
(d) The visions he had had of Margret as his wife.

2. Mr. Holmes wonders if it is the right thing to _____________________.
(a) Expand the mill.
(b) Marry Margret.
(c) Marry Miss Herne.
(d) Buy a new house.

3. Where is Mr. Holmes to meet Dr. Knowles?
(a) The library.
(b) The abandoned school building.
(c) The mill.
(d) The cafe.

4. Which of the following is NOT part of Margret's trip to return home?
(a) Through the suburbs.
(b) Past the rowhouses.
(c) The meatpacking district.
(d) Into the country.

5. Of whom does Tiger remind Margret?
(a) Dr. Knowles.
(b) Mr. Holmes.
(c) Mr. MacKenzie.
(d) Mr. Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the black man who works for the Howth family?

2. What is the name of Margret's long lost dog?

3. What does Lois do after her father goes to bed?

4. What sound makes Margret's heart pause?

5. From what ages did Lois work at the mill?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lois' impression of Miss Herne as she passes by Lois' wagon?

2. How does Mr. Holmes wrestle with his old and new persona?

3. What are the indications that the Howth family has been struggling with poverty since Mr. Howth's blindness?

4. What news does Lois share with the Howths?

5. Where does Dr. Knowles take Margret after he finds her sitting against the stone wall on the roadside?

6. What are the overt and subtle conclusions for the main characters?

7. What was Dr. Knowles' reason for taking Margret to the abandoned tavern?

8. What personal information does Dr. Knowles know about Margret?

9. How is Mr. Holmes conflicted in his marriage decision?

10. How does Margret explain how Dr. Knowles always watches her?

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