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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 did Martha think of Spencer?

2. Why does William ask Cora to use his name?

3. When Cora and William meet, what do they realize together?

4. While at church, who does a churchgoer without glasses mistake Cracknell for?

5. Who does Michael Seaborne believe should raise his child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Stella find in Aldwinter that kept her entertained and happy?

2. What irritated Luke while he and Spencer traveled to Colchester via the train?

3. What did Francis insist on doing immediately after the funeral services of Michael Seaborne?

4. How did Cora meet Thomas Taylor, the beggar?

5. According to Cracknell, what happened to one of his goats?

6. What did Cracknell's Gog and Magog provide him and Mrs. Ransome?

7. What is Luke Garrett's nickname and why?

8. What character is introduced reciting the parts of the human heart?

9. What caused the naturalist, Mary Anning, to begin her studies of the natural sciences?

10. Cora was out for a walk and stumbled upon what scene?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cora was intrigued by the natural world. ". . .she called 'her Studies,' as if she were a boy cramming for college" (27). Think about this statement, then write an essay that addresses the implications of the statement regarding women and education. Discuss comparisons to today.

Essay Topic 2

Luke Garret's hand was cut open. Discuss Luke's emotional state due to the loss of function in his hand and loss of his ability to perform surgery. How does Cora's rebuke effect him and his emotional state?

Essay Topic 3

Luke Garret performs heart surgery, and in the novel is the first doctor to perform surgery successfully. Discuss the changes medical science has made over the last 150 years, and how one person's courage—and arrogance—can change the course of history, using references to the novel to support your claims.

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