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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. In what county does most of the novel take place?
2. Pa tells Mattie in Chapter 12 that if she leaves the family to go to college, then he will do what?
3. The Glenmore Hotel is located by what body of water?
4. The historical account of Chester Gillette is that he met Grace Brown at his uncle’s skirt factory located where?
5. How is Uncle Fifty related to Mattie?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Uncle Fifty’s character described when he arrives in Chapter 11?
2. Where does Mattie shop for books and other items in Chapter 6? What does she find here?
3. What is Mattie’s central objective regarding her future in the beginning of A Northern Light? How is this objective tied to the chapter introductions in the book?
4. What does Mattie discover through Grace Brown’s letter in Chapter 16? What does this clue indicate to Mattie?
5. How is Mattie’s father described in the novel? What are his principle concerns in the beginning of the story?
6. How is the character of Emmie Hubbard described? What information does the reader learn of Emmie’s situation in Chapter 14?
7. Why has Uncle Fifty left in Chapter 12? How does his departure affect Mattie?
8. How is Minnie Compeau’s character described in Chapter 2?
9. How is the theme of identity explored through the characters of Mattie, Weaver, and Minnie in Chapter 9?
10. What promise does Uncle Fifty make to Mattie after he arrives? What gifts does he give to the Gokey children?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the themes of courtship and marriage in the novel. During the time period in which the story is set, how important were the rituals of courtship and marriage? At what age were young men and women typically married? How atypical was it for young women to attend college instead of marrying?
Essay Topic 2
Examine the theme of duty and obligation as seen in A Northern Light. How are Mattie’s duties to her family at odds with her desires to become a writer? When in your experience have you had to choose between duty and desire? What do you think Mattie should choose? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Examine the theme of social oppression in the novel as seen through the characters of Minnie, Weaver, and Mattie. In what ways are each of these characters limited in their power due to societal expectations of their race, gender, economic situation, or other uncontrollable factors?
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