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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. Who is Thomas Stanley?

2. Who carries Mr. Viccars' body downstairs?

3. What does Mr. Viccars give to Anna?

4. Who is Maggie Cantwell?

5. What happens to Anna as her father puts his hands on her at the tavern?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anna do to try to stop the crowd during the witch frenzy? Is this effective?

2. Who becomes a lodger at Anna's house? What is his trade?

3. What happened in Blackwell? What is Maggie Cantwell's condition?

4. What is the rector's religious explanation for the plague?

5. What defense does Anys employ when being accused of witchcraft? Why do you think she does this?

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

7. How does Anna treat the visitor for the rector, who comes to the door? Why is this unusual?

8. Who comes to visit the rector in the beginning of the novel? What does he/she want?

9. What does the rector say the plague-stricken villagers should do? How does this differ from the rest of the group?

10. What is the rector's plan for the village? Describe it in as much detail as possible.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Think about Anna's questioning of her faith throughout the novel. What events cause her to question the only faith she has ever known? What specific questions are posed in her at times? Do you think this is why she leaves the village? Be sure to write in detail.

Essay Topic 2

Think about the rector's internal struggle. After Elinor's death, he no longer believes in God, and denounces all his actions leading up to his relationship with Anna. Do you think he regrets his treatment of Elinor? If so, does Anna have good reason to be repulsed by him? If he vows that he is a changed man, that he has shed all of his papal learning, should Anna still judge him for his previous acts? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Think about Anna's decision to use fire in Merry's Wickford's family mine. Do you think this was an intelligent decision? What might cause Anna to risk her life so readily? What does she see as she starts to lose consciousness? Do you think perhaps Anna was looking forward to death? Why?

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