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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 Alexandra blame most for the murders?

2. What time does Emil leave the church after Amedee's death?

3. Where does Amedee live?

4. Where does Emil NOT want to spend the next winter?

5. What does Alexandra do after the deaths of Marie and Emil?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alexandra say makes her mourning harder, and what does she do to ease this?

2. What does Emil do after leaving church after Amedee's death?

3. What does Frank say to Alexandra when she comes to see him in prison?

4. What does Alexandra do when she first gets to Lincoln to visit Frank in prison?

5. What does Emil ask Alexandra about their grandfather, and what is her response?

6. Whom does Alexandra say are her only friends?

7. What happened to cause Alexandra to harden her heart against Carl?

8. What does Alexandra give Marie as she leaves the visit with Mrs. Lee?

9. How does Frank feel during the festival?

10. What does Marie think about when she sees Frank's old cane?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lou and Oscar are two very similar people, and yet they have some very notable and important differences. Using the text to cite some support and, write a compare/contrast essay about these two characters.

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Willa Cather have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

What were some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how did those moments affect the course of the plot?

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