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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 Cora confess to William in her letter?

2. What is wrong with Stella's lungs?

3. When does Naomi go missing?

4. Why is Samuel Hall so angry with Edward Burton?

5. How does Naomi find herself a victim at the tavern?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Luke consider due to his feelings of uselessness because he can no longer perform surgery?

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

3. Where does William take Stella after Luke Garrett writes to him?

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

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

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

7. Why does Charles believe in Darwinism?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Martha states, "I've written to a man who can help—always comes down to money, doesn't it, in the end?" (210). Discuss what Martha means by it "always comes down to money." Do you agree, or disagree? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Cracknell leaves a candle burning in his house window. Leaving a burning candle in a window was and still is used today to welcome home family members, a welcome weary travelers, or a symbol of home. The slogan "we'll leave the light on for you" from a hotel chain, its based on this symbolism. Discuss why Cracknell leaves a candle burning.

Essay Topic 3

Martha is fully aware that Spencer is in love with her. Analyze her behavior throughout the novel as it relates to Spencer.

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