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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. Beatrice knows that the Culler is really ______________.

2. Why is there no major Christmas party at the hall at Wideacre this year?

3. What is held on the last day of the wheat harvest?

4. Why are the people of Wideacre suffering this winter?

5. Which of the following does NOT happen after Beatrice tells John her distress at being merely a visitor at Wideacre?

Short Essay Questions

1. What inadvertently happens to restore John's reputation as a doctor?

2. Why does Celia reject Beatrice's plan for Julia's inheritance of Wideacre?

3. How has the wheat harvest changed now that Beatrice is in control?

4. Describe the scene in which John is taken away by the doctors to begin his alcohol addiction treatment.

5. How does Beatrice know that Ralph is getting closer to returning to Wideacre?

6. Why will Beatrice not set up a home with John in spite of his generous offers?

7. What foreshadowing does the author create to indicate the imminent fate of Wideacre and its inhabitants?

8. What does Beatrice tell Celia to coerce her to support John's being sent away for alcohol abuse treatment?

9. How does Beatrice try to explain the "early" birth of her child?

10. How does Beatrice alter events so that John is blamed for Mama's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is much symbolism in this story regarding the wheat harvest. What does the wheat symbolize for the workers? What does it mean for Beatrice and Wideacre? How does the nature of the wheat harvest change as the story extends?

Essay Topic 2

WIDEACRE is a classic story of good vs. evil. What does that classification entail? Why does this story fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

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