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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. How does Stella think to stir up scandal with the townsfolk to pass the time?

2. Why does Stella pitty her husband?

3. What does Spencer's mother just recently discover in their ancestral home?

4. What does Martha infer when she tells Edward she cannot marry him?

5. What do the villagers of Aldwinter think of Cora?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Cora's prefered interaction with William Ransome?

5. Why, according to Luke, does he not listen to Spencer?

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

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

8. What does spes phthisica confer on a tuberculosis patient?

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

10. What caused Cora's harsh response to Luke Garrett's love declaration?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cora is accused of being a solipsist. Solipsist is defined as a theory in which only the self is proven to exist and includes a preoccupation of one's own feelings and desires; egotistical. Discuss your opinion of the theory and how it relates to Cora.

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

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?

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