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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 does Katherine witness an Indian man making a woman do in Chapter 7?

2. In Chapter 7, what becomes a weekly event at Katherine's home?

3. What is the name of the con man who is on the sled journey with Katherine and Mike?

4. What creature is a nuisance in spring and summer in the wilderness?

5. What does Mike note about Mrs. Marlin to Katherine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Katherine witness as she is waiting in the middle of the river?

2. What causes the wolves to cry so much in Chapter 6?

3. What natural phenomenon does Katherine witness in Athabaska? What does Mike tell her about the phenomenon?

4. Where must Katherine and Mike travel in Chapter 5? Why must they go, and how will they get there?

5. In Chapter 4, why does Katherine throw a fit when she finds out Mike wants to marry her?

6. When Katherine and Mrs. Mathers meet, how does Mrs. Mathers make a bad impression?

7. At the Howards, Mike diagnoses Katherine with what condition? What does he suggest she do to help her condition?

8. How does Katherine's medical condition interfere with her fun in Chapter 2?

9. When Katherine's baby is born, what does Mrs. Carpentier diaper it in? How much experience does Mrs. Carpentier have as a midwife?

10. In Chapter 10, how is it explained that the people in the Northwest Territory are able to navigate themselves from one place to another?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Freedmans use of foreshadowing. What are some examples of foreshadowing in the novel? Why do the Freedmans use foreshadowing?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the Freedmans' use of irony. What are some examples of irony in the novel? How do these examples affect the reader's experience when reading the novel?

Essay Topic 3

"Mrs. Mike" is based on the real-life story of Katherine Mary Flannigan. Discuss her true story and why the authors might have felt it necessary to record her story in a novel.

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