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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. How many children has Constance had?

2. What does the male Beauclaire twin pretend to be in Chapter 28?

3. What does Katherine admit to Oh-Be-Joyful about Jonathan in Chapter 21?

4. What does Sarah tell Katherine to do as she is leaving at the end of Chapter 25?

5. In Chapter 19, how long will Mike be away in order to arrest Cardinal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mike decide to retrieve the final wolf trap he set outside the house in Chapter 22?

2. After Cardinal comes to Mike claiming Jonathan stole from his traps, what does Mike discover when he hears Jonathan's side of the story?

3. What causes Oh-Be-Joyful to truly be joyful at the end of Chapter 20?

4. Why is Anne forbidden from marrying Jonathan by the Mother Superior at the Mission? According to the Mother Superior, what is a "klooch"?

5. Who comes to Katherine's door in Chapter 23? What makes Katherine feel cursed?

6. In Chapter 17, what does Katherine see when she looks at her reflection in a mirror?

7. What happens over lunch in Chapter 26 which makes Katherine realize how alien 'civilized' people have become to her?

8. What overwhelms Katherine in Boston in Chapter 26?

9. What does Constance Beauclaire tell Katherine about her journey to North America from France?

10. What memory does Katherine recall after Timmy Beauclaire's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the marriage between Katherine and Mike. Do they love and respect each other? Is their marriage a happy one? Does Katherine believe she made the right choice by marrying Mike? What are some obstacles that they face as a couple?

Essay Topic 2

"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.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the examples of imagery in the novel. What are some examples, and do they have any symbolic meaning attached to them? What sort of image do the Freedmans create of the wilderness? How does the imagery of Boston when Katherine returns there contrast with the imagery of the Northern Canadian landscape?

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