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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 sets the angry woman off for the second time at the Thanksgiving service?
2. Who is dragged to the meeting at the Delf dressed in black?
3. What does Anna's father do to Christopher Unwin during the night?
4. What is Anna's father sentenced to?
5. What do the townspeople accuse Aphra of doing?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Anna hope she will find relief? How does her knowledge of herbs comfort her?
2. What is Anys carrying when she runs at the rector with the knife? How does this spur her to murder Elinor?
3. What does Anna take to help her sleep? How does it work? How is it dangerous?
4. Who is dragged to the bonfire accused of being the "ghost" of Anys Gowdie and selling the villagers spells and advice? What do they want done to her for this deception?
5. Where does Anna end up at the end of the novel? What does she choose as her life's work?
6. Why doesn't Anna use the letter of introduction the rector wrote for her? What danger lurks for her if she isn't careful?
7. Who does Anna see as she is trying to get water from her well? What new endeavor has he begun?
8. What makes Anna even angrier as she leaves the Mowbrays'? What conclusion does she consider as a result of this?
9. Why is Anna crying in the kitchen? How is it therapeutic for her to tell Elinor her feeling about her father?
10. Why does Aphra blame Anna for her husband's death? What does Anna notice about Aphra when they bury him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Think about all the tragic events Anna witnesses during the plague. Which of these, in your opinion, influenced her the most in forging her own life far away from the village and all the people she knows? Why? Explain in detail.
Essay Topic 2
Anna and Elinor have a very close relationship in the novel, almost that of mother and daughter. Discuss the evolution of their relationship, and how Elinor fills a void in Anna's life, especially after the loss of her sons. Think of Anna's upbringing, her class, and job.
Essay Topic 3
Think about the first time Anna is asked to assist in delivering a child. Why is she so apprehensive about it? What, besides her lack of expertise, makes her lack confidence? How does she regain confidence? How is this significant?
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