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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. In whom does Lois place all her trust?
(a) Reverend Hall.
(b) Mr. Knowles.
(c) Her father.
(d) God.

2. What does Dr. Knowles tell Mr. Holmes he has been doing today?
(a) Hosting a business meeting.
(b) Buying new equipment.
(c) Interviewing people.
(d) Surveying property.

3. Who is the black man who works for the Howth family?
(a) Sam.
(b) George.
(c) Joel.
(d) Jacob.

4. Where does Lois live?
(a) In a room in a house near the mill.
(b) In an old farmhouse.
(c) In a rowhouse.
(d) In a shack by the railroad track.

5. How long has Dr. Knowles known Margret?
(a) All her life.
(b) A couple of months.
(c) Five years.
(d) A few days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How can Margret's work be best described?

2. Which of the following does NOT describe the conditions in the mill where Lois Yare worked as a child?

3. Which of the following is NOT part of Margret's trip to return home?

4. Who stares at Margret as she reads?

5. From what affliction does Margret's father suffer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the point of view of the story?

2. Why had Margret broken her engagement to Mr. Holmes?

3. Explain how the main characters have all resolved their major issues.

4. What does it do to the story when the author introduces Mr. Holmes' point of view in Chapter 10?

5. How does the author reveal about Lois' character and her spirituality?

6. Who does Mr. Holmes encounter when he returns to the mill after speaking to Margret?

7. Why is Mr. Holmes so depressed about the imminent approach of Christmas?

8. Margaret realizes that someone follows her home? Who is it an why is he following her?

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

10. For what reason does Mr. Holmes leave Miss Herne's carriage on the road?

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