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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 the horrible smell that makes the villagers of Aldwinter wake up and vomit?

2. What is on the piece of paper Naomi slips to Joanna in the classroom?

3. What does Cora and William discover at the summer dinner party?

4. In London, why does Katherine visit Cora with Joanna?

5. Why does Cora immediately write Luke after she wrote her angry letter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Luke Garrett become alarmed after the heart surgery?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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