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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 is Josiah doing when Anna gets to the tavern?

2. Who comes to talk to the Bradfords while they are packing?

3. What does Anna ask for to help during delivery of Mary's baby?

4. What does Anna try to give Maggie to make her feel better when Maggie comes back?

5. Who is Tom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Maggie Cantwell? What question arises in Anna as she thinks of Maggie and her father?

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

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

4. Why does Anna go to Mary's house? How does Mary and Anna's job differ from that of Alexander's?

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

6. What confrontation ensues at the Bradford household after Mompellion's sermon? Is anything resolved?

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

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

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

10. What childhood memories are brought up to Anna as she helps Mary? How does this affect her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Think about Anna's adoration of her children. What does Aphra tell her about this? How are the tables turned later on in the book? Is Aphra's heart truly hardened, as Anna says? Be sure to use examples.

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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