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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 Abbie decide to create in Chapter 14?

2. How many rooms does the first house Will builds have?

3. Who helps Abbie when it is time to deliver her baby?

4. What affected the Deals' first crops in Chapter 12?

5. What does Will dream about in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Abbie's mother give her before Abbie's wedding?

2. What kind of house does Will build for his family?

3. What does Will dream about in Chapter 12?

4. How does the Deals' fifth crop turn out?

5. What does the government begin to offer in Chapter 15?

6. In Chapter 2, what catastrophe nearly befalls the Mackenzie family on their journey?

7. How have the fortunes of the Mackenzie family changed over time?

8. Compared to the Deals, how do the Lutzes fare in Nebraska?

9. What do Abbie and Will receive in Chapter 13?

10. In Chapter 3, what does Abbie find in the forest, and what does she do there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the struggles faced by the protagonist throughout the novel. How does she deal with these obstacles and how does she overcome them? What causes these problems for her?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of survival in the novel. Why do Abbie and her family struggle to survive during their first few years in Nebraska? How do they handle this burden? Who helps them along the way? What character traits of Abbie's help her during this time?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the conclusion of the novel "A Lantern in her Hand." Are you satisfied with the ending? Why or why not? Is the conclusion a happy one? Are there any unanswered questions? Would you change anything?

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