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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 illness does Thea get after seeing the Nathanmeyers?

2. What does Thea think of her time in Chicago as she is en route to the Ottenburg Ranch?

3. What does Thea plan to do with her mother when she gets sick?

4. How does Thea feel she learns from the native cave dwellers?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Thea return to Moonstone when her mother is dying?

2. What is the pride of Tillie's life?

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

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

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

6. How does Thea help herself fall asleep the night before her big performance?

7. How does Thea's family respond to her attendance and singing at the Mexican ball?

8. Why is Thea relieved after she tells Archie the story of her and Ottenburg?

9. What is the story behind Ottenburg's first marriage?

10. How does Thea feel about her family when she returns to Chicago after spending the summer with them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an argument paper discussing whether Archie is secretly in love with Thea. Make sure to use specific examples and quotes from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why does Cather skip over such large periods of time, such as when Thea and Ottenburg are in Mexico together and the ten years Thea spends in Germany? List at least three literary devices and explain how Cather uses the devices to indirectly address this gap in the story line.

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