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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. How is Thea going to get to Germany?

2. Who helps Archie with his work and his house?

3. Who provides music for the Mexican ball?

4. What does Mrs. Harsanyi think about Thea's working with Bowers?

5. Who is Landry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What key piece of information does Cather insert into Tillie's recollection about her time in Kansas City with Thea?

2. What does Archie reminisce as the best two times of his life?

3. Why does Thea move around so much when she returns to Chicago from her summer visit to Moonstone?

4. What happens to Thea's father?

5. Why does Thea refuse to take money from Ottenburg?

6. Why does the medical student come to visit Thea when she is sick?

7. How does Archie react when he sees Thea after her performance in New York?

8. Why does Bowers think Thea needs to be more pleasant?

9. What epiphany does Thea have on music and water while at Ottenburg Ranch?

10. Why does Ottenburg leave Thea when she prepares to leave for Germany?

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

What three factors or events are most influential in Thea's decision never to return to her family after she visits them for the summer? Make sure to use quotes from the text to support your statements.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Cather introduce the character of the tramp? What function does he serve? Is he a necessary part of the story? What does he show the reader about at least one other character in "The Song of the Lark"?

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