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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 did Laura write about Manly purchasing?

2. How did Laura feel about the Charlie Chaplin film she saw?

3. How did Rose know Pelkie?

4. What was the large mast on an island for?

5. What kind of musician was Rose assigned to write about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the editor say about Rolf Pelkie in a footnote?

2. What did Laura say about her life after seeing how hard Rose worked at her own job?

3. What did Laura say was her main reason for taking the trip to San Francsico?

4. How did Laura describe the fog horns?

5. What about Goat Island was so intriguing to Laura?

6. What did Laura assure Almanzo of at the end of her letter about finances?

7. What did Laura write about Rolf Pelkie?

8. What did Laura like best about Berkeley?

9. What kind of machine did Laura see at the Fair that she thought would be beneficial to her farm?

10. What did Gillette promise to do for the Wilders when he got a good job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were Laura's feelings about intimacy and marriage, and what events in her life led her to these ideals?

Essay Topic 2

Freedom of expression was a crucial theme and symbol in this book and in Rose's life. How was this theme presented, and how did its place in this book affect the main people in Rose's life?

Essay Topic 3

Which person did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this person change throughout the book?

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