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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 is Cathleen?

2. What happens to Sam in mid-summer?

3. Who is Saul Pilgrim?

4. Bonnie keeps asking ______________.

5. What has Henny begun to do in front of the children?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sam do on account of Jo's news?

2. Describe Louie's experience in a new school.

3. How does Sam react to the birth of a new baby?

4. How is Henny replaced?

5. How does the new baby strain the Pollit household?

6. Describe Henny's second visit to Bert Anderson.

7. Describe Henny's stay at Hassie's house.

8. What happens after Sam gets the anonymous letter?

9. What does the anonymous letter Sam receives say?

10. Describe Miss Aiden's visit.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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