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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 Mr. Holmes expecting Dr. Knowles to give him?

2. Of whom does Tiger remind Margret?

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

4. Mr. Holmes wonders if it is the right thing to _____________________.

5. Who is the narrator of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the differences in the way Lois and Holmes perceive the world?

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

3. What news does Lois share with the Howths?

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

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

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

7. How has Dr. Knowles' life been impacted by the destruction of the mill?

8. What is the House of Refuge?

9. How can the character of Lois be compared to the character of Little Eva in UNCLE TOM'S CABIN?

10. What is the plan that Mr. Holmes intends to launch on Christmas Eve?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Davis uses more than one instance of irony in the book. Cite at least two examples you can identify in the story and note why they are examples of irony.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study on Dr. Knowles. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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