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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 new plan does the rector want the townspeople to undertake?

2. Why won't Aphra let Anna keep Faith until she recovers?

3. Who comes to Anna's cottage looking for Anna's father?

4. What does Anna's father do to Christopher Unwin during the night?

5. Where does Aphra spend the night after she is accused?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the rector and Elinor have their only disagreement over? How is Elinor's reaction significant?

2. What image of Elinor's death does the author convey? What might this symbolize or show about Anna's view of Elinor?

3. Why is Anna so angry with the Mowbrays? Who has influenced them to do these actions?

4. What is Anys carrying when she runs at the rector with the knife? How does this spur her to murder Elinor?

5. What is revealed about Elinor's past? What is Anna's reaction?

6. Whom does Anna ask for help with digging the graves? Why won't he help?

7. Where does Anna end up at the end of the novel? What does she choose as her life's work?

8. What makes Anna even angrier as she leaves the Mowbrays'? What conclusion does she consider as a result of this?

9. Who does Anna see as she is trying to get water from her well? What new endeavor has he begun?

10. What child do Anna and Elinor help? What do they do to help this child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Think about Anna's father, Josiah. What events in his life have taught him to be a cold, callous character? How does his treatment of Anna estrange him from her? Do you think he deserves mercy for his actions? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Think about the similarities and differences between Sam Frith and George Viccars. What needs would/did both fulfill for Anna? Who, in your opinion, would be better for Anna? Do either of these characters live up to the image of the rector that Anna has? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Think about Anna's relationship with Lib Hancock. What telltale signs does the author show of their confidence in one another? How is that confidence broken? Is it ever truly mended? Why?

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