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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 the name of Margret's long lost dog?

2. Margret shares office space with ____________.

3. Mr. Holmes knows that he would be ____________ with Margret as his wife.

4. How does Lois now make her living?

5. How does Margret get to her office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed about Joe's crime as he talks to Mr. Holmes?

2. What new arrangements has Mr. Holmes made for his future regarding the mill and marriage?

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

4. What is the significance of the book's subtitle, A STORY OF TO-DAY?

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

6. How much time passes as Mr. Holmes recovers and who is a constant companion for him?

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

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

9. What is the House of Refuge?

10. How does Mr. Holmes finally work up the nerve to propose to Margret?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It seems as if all the family members are at points in their lives when they must make new starts. Project the new year for the main characters and determine what their lives will be. Be sure to include Margret, Mr. Holmes, the Howths and Dr. Knowles.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of married women in the 1860s. Conversely, what was the normal role of an unmarried woman in the 1860s? What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? Did they enjoy any freedoms that 21st century women do not?

Essay Topic 3

Margret's story takes place in 1860s rural Indiana. Project Margret's character 150 years into the future. How different would she be if she were a 21st century character living in rural Indiana? What would she be like if she were a 21st century character living in a metropolitan area?

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