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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 is wrong with Stella's lungs?

2. How does Spencer betray Luke?

3. What does Katherine believe the villagers of Aldwinter first thought about the smell?

4. Why does Cora not like seeing her friends in London?

5. Why does Stella pitty her husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Frankie not immediately enter Stella's room when he visits her with Cora?

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

3. Who is raising Stella's children while she is ill?

4. What is causing Joanna's disdain for Naomi?

5. What was the cause of the pervasive and foul smell in Aldwinter?

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

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

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

9. Why does Charles believe in Darwinism?

10. What broke out of the stomach of the dead fish as Will and Mr. Banks watched?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Ambroses wrote a letter to the Ransomes to introduce Cora. When introductions were made between people, permission for the introduction was sought first. Discuss the old practice of writing letters of introduction and the manner in which people are introduced to each other today.

Essay Topic 2

Francis is a strange little boy. After the death of Michael Seaborne, Martha states, "How can I be afraid of him; he is nothing but a fatherless boy!" (26). Discuss the implications of Martha's statement and include inferences based on Cora's feelings for her son pre and post the death of his father.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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