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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 was Anna happy about when she went to sleep after going into the mine?

2. Whom does Anna want to see before they die from the plague?

3. What deal does Anna make with her father in return for his service digging graves?

4. Whom does Anna think she sees when she tries to light a fire in the cottage?

5. Where do they finally find John Gordon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What path has John Gordon taken? How does he meet his end?

2. What plan does the rector come up with to save the village? What is the reason for this action?

3. How does the rector react to Elinor and Anna's actions? What is odd about his reaction when he first sees them?

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

5. Why do the rector and Anna visit her father? Does anything come from this visit? Explain.

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. Why is the rector exhausted during the chapter "Among Those that Go Down to the Pit"? What happens during his sermon?

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

9. 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?

10. What do Anna and Elinor do at the Gowdie cottage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 difference between the Gowdie garden and Elinor's garden. Are Mem's and Anys's fates much different from Elinor's? How might these gardens affect their deaths? Think specifically about the reasons for these characters' deaths and each garden's instrumentality in the survival of the village.

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