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

2. What does Katherine receive from her mother in Chapter 17?

3. Which of Constance's children dies shortly after the Flannigans' children do?

4. What does Katherine recall holding up for Timmy to see?

5. What is the name of the female Beauclaire twin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What overwhelms Katherine in Boston in Chapter 26?

2. Why does Mike arrest Jonathan at the end of Chapter 19?

3. What plan does Katherine come up with to leave Canada and return to Boston?

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. What does Katherine develop a fascination for in Chapter 23 and how?

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

7. What kind of medicine does Mrs. Marlin come to Sarah for in Chapter 17? How does she explain to Katherine about giving Mrs. Marlin the medicine?

8. In Chapter 20, why does Mrs. Marlin claim Katherine's baby is hers?

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

10. What do Georges and Connie play while on the sled in Chapter 28?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the setting of the novel. In what way is the setting an important aspect of this story? How might Katherine's life have been different if she had not lived in Northern Canada during this time?

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