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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 weapon does Wunsch have when he is found drunk in the garden?
2. When does Thea confess to Harsanyi that she sings in a church choir?
3. What does Wunsch throw at Spanish Johnny when he attacks him?
4. In what kind of holiday concert does Thea perform?
5. Who confirms to Harsanyi that Madison Bowers is the best voice teacher in the city?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Thea feel about her train ride with Ray?
2. How is Thea's social life when she arrives in Chicago?
3. How does Thea feel when talking to Ray when he is dying?
4. Why does Thea prefer to sing instead of play piano at the holiday recital?
5. What does Thea decide after she hears the Chicago orchestra for the first time?
6. What does Thea realize about her sister when she returns to Moonstone for the first time?
7. What does Mr. Kronborg hope to do with the extra money Thea will make when she begins working full-time as a piano teacher?
8. Why is Thea in tears after going to Archie's house to pick berries?
9. How does Thea react when she realizes how far behind she is in her musical studies?
10. Why does Archie wonder aloud to Thea about why he and Wunsch are in Moonstone?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an argument paper discussing whether Wunsch leaves the "Orpheus" piece out on purpose for Thea to find. Make sure to use specific examples and quotes from the text to support your position.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Dr. Archie's approach to marriage with Ottenburg's approach to marriage with his first wife. What are the similarities? What are the differences? Use specific examples to support your essay.
Essay Topic 3
Why does Cather choose the painting, "The Song of the Lark" to play such an important role in both the story and the title of her novel? Use at least three examples from the text to support your thesis.
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