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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. Whose illegitimate baby does Anna deliver?
2. What is the reaction of the other miners when Elinor and Anna go to the miner's tavern?
3. What does Anna try to do for the rector but is unable?
4. Where does Anna end up at the end of the novel?
5. How old is Aphra's child, Faith?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Aphra blame Anna for her husband's death? What does Anna notice about Aphra when they bury him?
2. What color do the rector and Elinor wear to the Thanksgiving ceremony? What might this symbolize?
3. Whom does Anna ask for help with digging the graves? Why won't he help?
4. Why is the rector exhausted during the chapter "Among Those that Go Down to the Pit"? What happens during his sermon?
5. Why is Anna repulsed by the rector? How do you think this contributes to the choice of her final destination in the novel?
6. What is revealed about Elinor's past? What is Anna's reaction?
7. What plan does the rector come up with to save the village? What is the reason for this action?
8. What makes Anna even angrier as she leaves the Mowbrays'? What conclusion does she consider as a result of this?
9. What is Anys carrying when she runs at the rector with the knife? How does this spur her to murder Elinor?
10. What do the rector and Elinor have their only disagreement over? How is Elinor's reaction significant?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
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?
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