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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 music does Thea play and sing with the Harsanyi children?

2. What is The Cup?

3. What is the first illness Dr. Archie diagnoses in Thea?

4. What wish of Thea's mom does Thea grant the morning after she returns from Chicago?

5. How does Larson believe Thea can also pick up some extra money?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Thea like Kennedy?

3. Why does Archie wonder aloud to Thea about why he and Wunsch are in Moonstone?

4. How is Thea's social life when she arrives in Chicago?

5. What do Thea's parents discuss before her return from Chicago?

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

7. Why does Thea prefer to sing instead of play piano at the holiday recital?

8. What does Thea realize about her sister when she returns to Moonstone for the first time?

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

10. Why does Tillie alienate herself from her drama club?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Wunsch. Is he a positive character? Negative character? Both? What is his role in "The Song of the Lark"? Use examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Is Thea's family a positive or negative influence in Thea's life? In your answer, make sure to discuss both Thea's parents and at least one sibling, as well as use direct evidence from the text to support your thesis.

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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