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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. Why does Cora return to Aldwinter?

2. How does Martha save Ed Burton's home?

3. After the summer dinner party, William realizes his parishioners are happy about what?

4. What are the buildings Charles and Spencer are touring?

5. Who does Frankie realize he has patience for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Spencer become nauseated over his family fortune after discussing the London housing crisis?

2. Why does Martha refuse Edward's marriage proposal?

3. How does Naomi come to realize that her friendship with Joanna is waning?

4. What kind of books did Cora request Luke bring for Francis?

5. Who was watching Ambrose, Garrett, Spencer and Martha as they walked the streets of the housing project?

6. What was Edward confessing to Martha regarding his involvement in his own stabbing?

7. As Samual Hall watches Edward Burton, for whom does his hatred build?

8. What is Martha's suggested solution to Edward's marriage proposal?

9. Why does Joanna want to strike her own father inside the church?

10. What does Charles Ambrose agree fully with when walking the streets of the London housing projects?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chapter One begins with a vivid description of time and its involvement in daily lives. Analyze why the author chose to begin the novel with time in the forefront. Use evidence from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

William and Cora witnessed the Fata Morgana. Fata Morgana is an optical illusion that makes a ship on the horizon appear to be floating, thus why they both called it the Flying Dutchman. Discuss why you think the two needed to experience this in the novel and what the author's purpose was for including it in the story line.

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