A Gathering of Days Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Joan W. Blos
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Gathering of Days Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Joan W. Blos
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. How old does Catherine turn in Chapter 8?

2. What does Catherine see Mr. Holt doing with a group of boys one day?

3. Whose mother has an accident with a cow?

4. Asa tells Catherine that he has information about what?

5. In what state does Catherine live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the quilt left for the phantom symbolize?

2. What mystery takes place regarding Catherine's writing book?

3. What incident regarding some boys and the thin ice does Catherine tell her father and what is his response?

4. What two instances of flashback are used in Chapter 8?

5. Who becomes ill in the Hall household and who cares for this person?

6. How does Mr. Holt's style of teaching put him in trouble with the townspeople?

7. How does the author use the metaphor of a growing infant to indicate the change in seasons?

8. What changes must Mr. Holt make in order to appease the townspeople related to his moral teachings?

9. What spooky story does Mr. Hall tell that foreshadows events in the woods?

10. Uncle Jack and Mr. Hall are both against slavery but have different views on how to address it. What are their conflicting views on a solution?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A GATHERING OF DAYS is a classic coming of age story. What does that classification entail? Why does this story fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

There is much symbolism in this story regarding quilts. What do quilts symbolize for Catherine? Cite two examples of symbolism regarding quilts.

Essay Topic 3

There are several events of foreshadowing in the book. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

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