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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 Oscar say about Carl when Carl is visiting the French Country?

2. What does Frank get so upset about after reading the newspaper?

3. What does Alexandra want to buy from Ivar?

4. How often do Alexandra and Marie usually see each other?

5. What is Oscar's wife so ashamed of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alexandra say about her family when her farm hands criticize them for disagreeing with her?

2. What does Alexandra do while looking at the riverside property?

3. What makes Frank furious when he reads the newspaper in Part 2, Chapter 8?

4. What do Lou and Oscar say to Alexandra about Carl while he is visiting the French country?

5. How does Carl tell Alexandra he feels about his life?

6. What does Carl do to cheer Alexandria up when she returns home at the beginning of the book?

7. What is the common view of Emil in Part 2, and why is this so surprising?

8. How is Lou described by the author?

9. What does Carl say to Alexandra about Marie during their visit?

10. What happens when Alexandra sees Carl in the garden?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

Alexandra endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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