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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 does Matthew serve Lisbeth to drink in Chapter 23?

2. How old was Mrs. Ann when her nurse was sold?

3. What color carpetbag does the seamstress bring with samples for Lisbeth's dress in Chapter 14?

4. What day of the week does Lisbeth wish to marry Matthew?

5. What does Rebecca tell Lisbeth she can bring for Poppy in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Ann suggest when Lisbeth asks if they can have a picnic to celebrate spring?

2. Why isn't Mattie excited when Lisbeth tells her about her upcoming first dance?

3. How does Lisbeth feel when she learns that Mattie has run away?

4. What does Edward give Lisbeth as a betrothal gift, and what does Lisbeth think of it?

5. How was Lisbeth's first dance?

6. Why does Matthew divert the other boys to throw stones at a cottonwood?

7. How is Poppy buried?

8. How does Lisbeth describe the tea she has with Edward's mother and sister?

9. In Chapter 17, what is Lisbeth's opinion of Edward?

10. Why does Mrs. Ann think that Edward will make Lisbeth a good husband?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After their reunion, Mattie and Lisbeth are not close. Why aren't Mattie and Lisbeth close to one another like family after they are reunited in Ohio?

Essay Topic 2

Emmanuel and Mattie struggle to have a relationship. What challenges make it difficult for them to have a relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Lisbeth blithely discussed a dance and its importance while Jordan was sick. Is Lisbeth a naturally selfish, insensitive girl?

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