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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 does Wunsch throw at Spanish Johnny when he attacks him?

2. Who does Thea learn sang "Orpheus" well?

3. What church does Thea's sister Anna join?

4. Who dies as a result of Moonstone's contaminated water?

5. What happens to Wunsch's piano students after his drunken incident?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ray encourage Thea to go to Chicago?

2. For what is Mrs. Archie known?

3. Why does Wunsch live with the Kohlers?

4. How does Ray want Thea to use his life insurance money?

5. What does Thea decide after she hears the Chicago orchestra for the first time?

6. Why does Thea get defensive when Archie asks about her lessons with Professor Wunsch?

7. How does Thea react to the tramp's death?

8. What does Archie encourage the young Thea to do with her life?

9. How is Wunsch subdued during his drunken rage?

10. What does Thea's room in her parents' house provide for her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss at least three obstacles Thea faces during her journey toward becoming a singer and how she is able to overcome each of those obstacles. Cite the text to support your statements.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the Kronborg's and Archies' marriages, making sure to use specific examples and quotations from your text in your essay.

Essay Topic 3

Conduct a character analysis of Tillie. What does she represent in the text? What does she contribute to the story? How does she develop other characters? What is the reader to make of the fact that she is the only one left in Moonstone when the novel concludes?

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