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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 medication is most suitable for Agata?

2. How many horses does Klaas need?

3. Who becomes angry with Autje and Neitje for seeing the Koop boys?

4. Who is described as starting as the "devil's daughter" and turning into "God's most precious child" (198)?

5. What animal did August fall in love with in England?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the women unable to interpret the Bible?

2. What plan does August have for the safe in the co-op?

3. Why did the women tell Klaas they were making a quilt?

4. What is the last fact August shares with Ona?

5. Why does Klaas ignore Ona?

6. What were the circumstances of Kurt's death?

7. How does Klaas insult August's masculinity?

8. According to Agata, why is leaving the best option?

9. According to August, what should he have kept to himself in jail?

10. What happend to Autje and Mariche overnight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Speculate on the future of the characters and the community after the end of the novel. What does the act of talking set in motion for them?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the role of light and dark in the text. Analyze this theme and its implication for broader meaning within the novel.

Essay Topic 3

As mothers, what complexities must the women in Women Talking contend with? What are the broader implications of this situation?

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