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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 year does the club hold its first meeting?

2. What is the young man's injury when he is hurt at Ludwig's mill in "1878"?

3. Whom does Mr. McCune invite on a date?

4. With whom does McCune's angry child spend a lot of time?

5. In "1877," what is Anne going to pick up in the country?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do some of the residents feel about the play Sally arranges for her Christmas party?

2. What angers Amanda about Mr. McCune? Explain the situation.

3. Who discovers Miss Pinney is dead? Where is she found?

4. What is the situation that leads to Eliza working at her father's law office?

5. Why do several mothers pull their children out of Miss Pinney's school? How does the club help?

6. Who are the first officers of the Waynesboro Women's Club?

7. How do Doug and Barbara's approach to dealing with Doug's aunts differ?

8. In the first chapter titled "1868," whom do Sally and Anne visit to invite into the club? Why do those invited choose to accept the invitation?

9. Who was the valedictorian of the college, and what is the topic of the valedictorian's speech?

10. Explain how the ladies' college in Waynesboro gets sold.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define exposition and discuss the exposition of this novel. What does the reader learn from the exposition in ...and Ladies of the Club? Is the information consistent throughout the book, or does it change? Explain your answer and reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

What is the difference between conflict and crisis in a novel? How are they similar? Also relate the differences and similarities specifically to ...and Ladies of the Club.

Essay Topic 3

Name and discuss three historical events or actual locations that exist in real life and were mentioned in the book. What role does each event play in the book?

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