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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. Where does Marie go walking after hearing about Amedee's pain?

2. Whom did Alexandra write to after Emil's murder?

3. Where does Frank ride after finding Marie and Emil together?

4. What is the name of the man who marries Alexandra's personal servant?

5. Whom does Ivar say will comfort Alexandra after the deaths of Marie and Emil?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alexandra want for Emil when he leaves after the festival, and why does she see this as impossible at the moment?

2. How does Emil describe Amedee's situation before he leaves for Omaha?

3. What does Carl say to Alexandra before he leaves her?

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

5. What does Marie say about the wedding of Alexandra's personal servant?

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

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

8. What is Alexandra's fantasy?

9. Why did Carl never respond to Alexandra's letter to him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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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