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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. Whom does Sarah try to keep from entering the room after Katherine gives birth?

2. What does Katherine feel proud of after she fends off the young man on the porch?

3. What goes on outdoors as Katherine is giving birth to her son?

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

5. What does Jonathan build for Oh-Be-Joyful after the dance in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jonathan come to see the Flannigans about in Chapter 28?

2. What overwhelms Katherine in Boston in Chapter 26?

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

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

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

6. Where do Katherine and Mike take the children the day after adding Kate to their family?

7. In Chapter 26, what does Katherine's mother think of the life she has been living in Canada?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"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 2

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Who are they? What are their defining character traits? How are they related to Katherine? What are their roles in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of superstition in the novel. Which character(s) are superstitious? What are some examples of superstition in the novel? Does Katherine believe in the superstitions mentioned in the novel?

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