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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 does August show Ona to do after the first meeting?

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

3. Who vomits throughout the meetings?

4. Why did Klaas injure his wife and child?

5. Who has a secret cell phone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Salome mad about Autje and Neitje taking Greta's horses to the Koop brothers?

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

3. According to August, what is notable about balloons?

4. How does August react to the women leaving?

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

6. Describe August's jail experience.

7. What happened to the group August used to live with in England?

8. What was August protesting before he got arrested?

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

10. Why did the women decide to take only the boys younger than 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of animals in the novel. How do the women relate to the animals in the text? What do they represent?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the moral dilemmas the women face as they assess their options. How does the dilemma complicate your understanding of right vs. wrong?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the ways in which Women Talking highlights the struggle of women in the Mennonite community to reclaim agency over their bodies and lives. Draw parallels to another text you have read.

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