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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 old is Josephine Pollit?

2. What does Henny threaten to do if she cannot have her way with Hazel Moore?

3. What is Henny's mother doing when Henny arrives at Monocacy?

4. How does Sam tell Naden to address him?

5. Where does Nellie say Louie is going to go?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Louie's visit to Mrs. Kydd's house.

2. What news does Jo bring when she comes?

3. Describe Sam's return home.

4. What is Sam's relationship with Colonel Willets?

5. How is Louie treated in the Pollit household?

6. Describe Henny's letter from her brother, Norman Collyer.

7. Describe Sam and Henny's conversation at the end of Chapter 4.

8. Compare and contrast Louie with Henny's brother Barry.

9. What is the financial state of the Pollit household?

10. Describe Henny's relationship with relation to the children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 2

How does 'The Man Who Loved Children' raise our expectations throughout the novel and then dash them with the ending? Is the ending of 'The Man Who Loved Children' a total surprise? If so, what is the expected ending? Reading the novel closely, describe how our expectations are built and shaped.

Essay Topic 3

The Pollits have problems inside and outside of the house. How are these two spheres related? Are the problems in one related to the problems in the other? Do they mirror, echo, follow each other? What strategies do the Pollits have for solving these problems? Do their solutions apply from one sphere to the other?

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