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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 Tom reveal to Catherine that the sheriff's son is doing?

2. Who is the receptionist at the Lowfield Gazette interested in?

3. Who comes to visit Catherine at the end of Chapter 6?

4. Which of the following does NOT describe Randall Gerrard?

5. Where does Catherine live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Catherine notice about Carl Perkins' appearance in Chapter 9? What does she assume it has to do with?

2. What is the place or position of the Perkins family in Lowfield? Who are they as citizens of the town?

3. What is Catherine's explanation for why her father's old office is so close to her home?

4. Is Sheriff Galton suspicious of Catherine? Why would he be suspicious of her? What is his advice for her?

5. How is the relationship of Catherine and Randall advanced by the dramatic situation they find themselves in after Leona's and then Tom's death?

6. Do you believe that Catherine's discovery of Tom's body has lessened or heightened Sheriff Galton's suspicion of her? What else in Chapter 11 could contribute to the heightening or lessening of the sheriff's suspicion of Catherine?

7. What does Catherine's state of mind appear to be in the beginning of the novel?

8. Why do people feel so comfortable confiding their secrets to Catherine? How does Catherine feel about the secrets of the town and being the one they are told to?

9. From the descriptions in Chapter 1, describe where this novel is taking place.

10. Why does Leila want to hide any evidence of her presence in Tom's house? What do she and Catherine do to accomplish this? Why does Catherine help and lie for her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the character of Molly Perkins. There are several clues that suggest that Molly knew all along what her husband, Carl, was doing. What are they? Provide examples from the book. Why would Molly consent to this type of behavior from Carl? Was she just as concerned with public reputation or was she just being loyal to her husband? Do you think that Molly was under threat of death for her silence as everyone else?

Essay Topic 2

In most novels, setting can play a big part in the development of the novel and the characters. Describe the town of Lowfield as the setting of the novel. How is the novel affected by the fact that it is set in a small town? Provide examples. Would the novel have played out differently if it had been set somewhere else? How?

Essay Topic 3

This novel is largely told from the point of view of the main character, Catherine Linton. Because of this, we only learn about the other characters in the novel through her eyes. Describe why this is important to consider when thinking about what we know about the other characters in the novel. Do the treatments of the characters by the author mirror the opinions of Catherine Linton of those characters? Provide examples to support your answer. What effect would point of view changes have on the novel itself?

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