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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 Mattie do in her work for Miss Wilcox in Chapter 17?

2. Where is Mattie departing for at the end of the novel?

3. What is the name of Minnie’s husband in the novel?

4. What is the name of the mule that dies in Chapter 20?

5. Royal’s ex-girlfriend confronts Mattie with her belief that Royal wants to marry Mattie for what reason in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event takes place surrounding Weaver Smith’s character in Chapter 22?

2. What are Mattie’s principle concerns about her relationship with Royal in Chapter 18? What does Tommy Hubbard relate to Mattie in this chapter?

3. How is the character of Henry described in Chapter 21? What leads to Henry’s demotion?

4. Where is Miss Wilcox planning to depart for in Chapter 27? How does Mattie visit her teacher?

5. What discovery does Mattie make while reading the works of Emily Dickinson in Chapter 23?

6. What leads Mattie to leave the Glenmore Hotel and go home for a week in Chapter 25?

7. What does Miss Wilcox send to Mattie in Chapter 27? What news does she relate in her letter?

8. What does Mattie learn about Royal Loomis’s involvement in the foreclosure of Emmie Hubbard’s home in Chapter 29?

9. How does Mattie’s visit to Minnie affect her perceptions of family and marriage in Chapter 23?

10. How is the character of Mr. Maxwell introduced in Chapter 20? What are Mattie’s impressions of this character?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the characters and setting of the Glenmore Hotel. Who oversees the employees? How many people work at the hotel? How many guest rooms are at the establishment?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the history of African Americans during the turn of the century, particularly in New York state. When was slavery abolished and where did many of the former slaves flee to? What protections were in place at this time for African Americans? How is this history presented in A Northern Light?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Mattie’s relationship with Miss Wilcox and Miss Wilcox’s response when Mattie informs her of her plans to marry Royal Loomis. Why do you think Miss Wilcox is disappointed? How does Mattie’s situation reflect on her own?

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