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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 natural phenomenon does Katherine witness in Athabaska?

2. What is the rock that Mike takes Katherine to see shaped like?

3. Whom is Katherine going to stay with in Canada?

4. What ailment does Mike diagnose Katherine with when they reach the Howards?

5. What is Katherine's surname?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what do Katherine and Mike discover has happened to the cheesecloth they provided for Chief Mustagan's windows?

2. Who is traveling in a train at the beginning of the novel? Where is she going?

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

4. In what way has Katherine broken rules in Chapter 1?

5. What does Katherine witness in Chapter 7 which makes her want to make life better for Indian women?

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

7. In Chapter 9, how do Katherine and Mike help Atenou with his dental problem?

8. What is strange about the garden that is planted outside Katherine and Mike's new home in Chapter 13?

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

10. What does Uncle John mean by "It will Chinook"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the symbolism in the novel "Mrs. Mike." What are some examples of symbolism? What do the colors in the novel symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of motherhood in the novel "Mrs. Mike. " How does motherhood change Katherine? Is Katherine a good mother? Why or why not? How does Katherine grieve the death of her children?

Essay Topic 3

What does the reader learn about Native Canadian culture? What does Katherine learn, and how does she react to the differences between her own culture and the Native Canadian culture?

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