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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. What is the atmosphere like at Tohoga House when Jo arrives there?

2. What happens to Sam in mid-summer?

3. Where does Louie go?

4. What is Henny's response to the events of mid summer?

5. What does the Pollit family begin to prepare for after the homecoming celebration?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ernie's main concern, which has Sam so displeased?

2. What does Henny say about the news Jo brings?

3. What happens after Sam gets the anonymous letter?

4. Why doesn't Sam let Louie go when she says she wants to leave?

5. Describe the opening of the crates from Sam's trip.

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

7. Describe Henny's fight with Louie.

8. Describe Saul Pilgrim's visit in June.

9. What does the anonymous letter Sam receives say?

10. How does the topic of poetry figure in Sam's homecoming celebration?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an evaluative review of 'The Man Who Loved Children'. What is this book's place in culture? What are its uses? Who is its audience? What are its limitations?

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of religion and morality in 'The Man Who Loved Children'? Is the religion organized, or is it just implicit in Sam and Henny's codes of conduct?

Essay Topic 3

In what way is 'The Man Who Loved Children' an American book? In what ways is it not? How does the book define the American way of life, and how does the book fulfill its own definition? If it is not American, what is it? Does it lay out terms for what is not American as well?

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