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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 activity did the visually impaired woman who stayed with Katherine's family have to give up?
2. What is the name of the family that runs the store in Katherine's new town?
3. In Chapter 3, what does Mildred tell Katherine she describes well?
4. Who tells Katherine that they are experiencing the worst winter is fifty years?
5. What alerts Katherine to the approaching fire in Chapter 11?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mike take Katherine hiking to see when the thaw begins in March? What does Mike point out to Katherine along the way which puts her in awe?
2. What does Katherine witness as she is waiting in the middle of the river?
3. At the Howards, Mike diagnoses Katherine with what condition? What does he suggest she do to help her condition?
4. In Chapter 9, how do Katherine and Mike help Atenou with his dental problem?
5. Who is Ralph Peters and why has he come to the Northwest Territory?
6. Why does Katherine ask to call Mrs. Carpentier by the name Sarah?
7. In Chapter 10, how is it explained that the people in the Northwest Territory are able to navigate themselves from one place to another?
8. How does Katherine's medical condition interfere with her fun in Chapter 2?
9. What does Katherine think about to keep from thinking about her mother in Chapter 1?
10. In Chapter 4, why does Katherine throw a fit when she finds out Mike wants to marry her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the historical context of the novel "Mrs. Mike." What major events were taking place during the time period in which this novel is set? How do these real events affect the characters?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the motif of family in the novel "Mrs. Mike." Describe the families of Katherine, Constance, and others. Is family important to Katherine? What does Constance mean when she talks about having more than one family?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and interpret the protagonist of the novel, Katherine. What are her defining character traits? What is most important to her and why? What important events take place during her life? How does she grow as a character as the novel progresses?
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