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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. Who does Henny meet in Washington D.C.?

2. Why did Henny look very theatrical when she stared off into the distance?

3. What does Josephine Pollit tell the children?

4. What will Sam's heroism mean for him?

5. Who is Archie Lessinum?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henny complain about to Bert Anderson?

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

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

4. How does the narrator characterize Sam's world view?

5. How does Henny characterize the difference between herself and Sam?

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

7. What does Henny like about visiting Washington D.C.?

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

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

10. How does Hazel Moore disappoint Henny?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When he is working in Malaysia, Sam tells his Naden clerk not to address him formally, but to view him as an equal. How does Sam's democratic impulse fare in the book? Is it an advantage or a disadvantage--not only to the characters' lives, but to the reader's experience? Is it a positive trait?

Essay Topic 2

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 3

Would you recommend 'The Man Who Loved Children'? For what purposes would you recommend 'The Man Who Loved Children', and to what kinds of readers would you not recommend it? What book would you recommend that would cover the same material or provide the same emotional experience in a different way?

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