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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 begins in Chapter 28?

2. How old is Grace in Chapter 28?

3. Where does Mack go when his is seventeen?

4. Why does Abbie go to Omaha in Chapter 23?

5. What does a man bring to dinner in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What group is Will involved with in Chapter 19?

2. What does Mack do when he is seventeen years old?

3. What happens when Will tells Abbie about a local teacher offering art lessons?

4. Why doesn't Abbie accept Grace's invitation to visit Scotland and Ireland?

5. What money does Grandma Deal use to buy Isabelle a piano? What does she plan to do with the remainder of the money?

6. Why does Abbie sell off much of the Deal land in Chapter 25?

7. What does Will assure Abbie of when they talk about death? Where does Will die?

8. In Chapter 19, where does Abbie plan to go? Why does she postpone her trip?

9. How does John feel about running the farm?

10. What does a man bring to dinner in Chapter 16? What does this remind Abbie of?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of strength and courage in the novel, "A Lantern in her Hand." What are some examples of when Abbie exhibits strength and courage? How might she have floundered in such harsh conditions if she did not have strength and courage?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the character Will Deal. Who is Will Deal and what are his defining character traits? How does he influence the life of the protagonist, Abbie Deal? Is he a good husband and father? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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