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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 feel proud of after she fends off the young man on the porch?

2. What is Katherine's mother's name?

3. What does Katherine's sister burn at lunch time?

4. For what purpose does Mrs. Marlin seek medicine in Chapter 17?

5. In Chapter 25, what instrument does Mike play in order to deal with his grief?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Before she dies, what does Constance ask Katherine to do?

3. What does Katherine do when she becomes thirsty while out for a walk in Chapter 26?

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

5. Describe Sarah's workroom in Chapter 17.

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

7. In Chapter 14, what does Constance say are the important things in life?

8. What happens in August, 1914? How does this affect the Beauclaire family?

9. In Chapter 21, what does Oh-Be-Joyful say has caused difficulties in her relationship with Jonathan?

10. How does Constance's daughter Madeleine die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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