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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. Whose family home is Monocacy?
2. What will Sam's heroism mean for him?
3. What do Louie's cousins teacher her?
4. What does Henny want of Hazel Moore?
5. What worries Sam about leaving Henny in charge of the house while he is gone?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Henny's letter from her brother, Norman Collyer.
2. How does Henny characterize the difference between herself and Sam?
3. What does Louie do at Beulah's house?
4. Describe Henny's relationship with Bert Anderson.
5. Compare and contrast Louie with Henny's brother Barry.
6. What is Sam's relationship with Colonel Willets?
7. Describe Sam and Henny's conversation at the end of Chapter 4.
8. Describe Henny's relationship with relation to the children?
9. Describe Louie's visit to Mrs. Kydd's house.
10. How does Hazel Moore disappoint Henny?
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
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
Describe the significance of the title, 'The Man Who Loved Children'. Is this ironic, and if so, what is the irony? What are the two--or more--perspectives--from which this title could be seen? What effect does this irony have on our reading of the book? What does it make us focus on? How would a different title change our sense of the book?
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