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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. When does Henny say she was tricked?

2. Why doesn't Henny do what she would like to do to Sam?

3. Why is Henny irritated by the children writing letters to Sam in Malaysia?

4. Why does Henny like going to Washington D.C.?

5. What 'crime' does Nellie hold against Louie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the trip to Washington D.C. to buy shoes for the children.

2. What is Louie's relationship with Beulah?

3. How does Hazel Moore disappoint Henny?

4. What do Louie and Nellie discuss when Henny and the children get to Monocacy?

5. How do the two trips, to Harper's Ferry and to Monocacy, show us different sides of Louie's character?

6. What news does Jo bring when she comes?

7. What might be being foreshadowed in Chapters 3 and 4?

8. How is Louie treated in the Pollit household?

9. What does Louie do at Beulah's house?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

To what extent is Louie's tale every woman's tale? To what extent is it uniquely Louie's own story? How can we extrapolate from this story to discuss the experiences of girls and women in general?

Essay Topic 3

What stories does this story echo? How does this story resolve differently from Snow White? What makes 'The Man Who Loved Children' unique in its presentation of the familiar story of a girl who doesn't get along with her step-mother?

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