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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. As the children watch the hand in the water, the narrator notes, "It rode there tremulously and irresolutely" (7). How did the hand move?
2. Who gave Lois and Sylvie their blocks, coloring books, and paper dolls?
3. What kind of business do the boys talk about setting up?
4. To what animal's teeth does Enid compare Mrs. Quinn's teeth?
5. What do the men in town call the boys when they are in a good mood and want to seem friendly?
Short Essay Questions
1. Once Enid drops out of nursing school, how does she fill her time?
2. What does Enid's father make her promise, and why?
3. Describe the building that the introduction focuses on.
4. Explain how the optometrist's instruments illustrate something about surface appearances.
5. Explain how the boys cross the bridge and why they do it this way.
6. What social situation at the police station discourages the boys from making their report?
7. Why have the boys come to Jutland?
8. What is Mrs. Quinn dying of, and how does Olive hint that she might have gotten ill?
9. What warning does Enid's mother issue about her about her nursing plans, and why does her mother finally give up on trying to dissuade her?
10. What does Enid see as the difference between the appearance and the reality of Olive and Rupert?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that demonstrates how the "Jutland" section of "The Love of a Good Woman" is thematically connected to the later sections of the story. Use textual evidence to support your claims.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the symbolic significance of water in "For the Love of a Good Woman." Be sure to offer textual evidence in support of your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the thematic motif of becoming an adult in "The Love of a Good Woman." Support your ideas with evidence from the text.
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