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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. Sam warns Louie about ________.

2. What is Henny's response when Sam confronts her?

3. What does Sam think Louie's reaction will be if he reads her poetry?

4. What is Sam's status in terms of work, in Chapter 9?

5. Bonnie keeps asking ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Saul Pilgrim's visit in June.

2. How is Henny replaced?

3. What does the anonymous letter Sam receives say?

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

5. How does Henny die?

6. Describe the children's reaction to the marlin Sam brings home.

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

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

9. How does Sam react when Louie tells him that she killed Henny?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 2

'The Man Who Loved Children' is in many ways a coming-of-age story about an artist. How does Stead use the coming-of-age story for her purposes, and how does Louie's coming of age as a writer differ from other comings of age?

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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