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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 do Anna and her children find in the field?

2. Who is Tom?

3. Who is integral to the rector's plan for the village?

4. Why does Anna run home after the altercation with her father?

5. What does Anna do for the Bradfords?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who tries to help Anna as she takes care of Jamie? What does each of these acts show?

2. How does Anna help Mary Daniel? Whose knowledge and strength does she use to help her through this task?

3. Why is Anna surprised when the rector comes upon her in the field? How does the rector react to this?

4. What do the Bradfords do after the sermon in the Chapter, "Venom in the Blood"? How is this related to class?

5. What is revealed about Anna's relationship with her father? How does Sam figure into this?

6. What is the condition of the rector in the beginning of the novel?

7. Why does Maggie come to Anna for help? Where does Maggie draw the line in accepting aid from Anna?

8. What do the children find in the woodpile? How is this dangerous?

9. What does George tell Anna to do with his possessions? Why do you think he tells her this?

10. How does the relationship between Anna and George Viccars evolve?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Think about Anna's role in the rectory. Do you think she was just a servant? Why? Do you think her role as a leader evolves greatly throughout the novel? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Think about Elinor's past. Why do you think she tells Anna about this? What does the rector do to punish Elinor for these past transgressions? Does he regret it later? Why? How does Anna react to all of this?

Essay Topic 3

Think about the different ways the villagers stray from the rector's instruction to try to combat the plague. Cite at least three examples of the villager's use of magic or other extreme measures to try to protect their loved ones. Do you think these methods are harmful? More harmful than the rector's plan/ method? Why?

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