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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. Who is Rusty?

2. What do the girls attempt to do to Rusty?

3. What do the girls set to doing when they move into Patty's Place?

4. What season does the novel begin in?

5. In Chapter 18, what is Diana sick with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Patty decide to let the girls rent her home in Chapter 10 and what does this decision say about Anne?

2. Why is Anne nervous and upset when she runs into Gilbert in Chapter 1?

3. Why does Gilbert want to show Anne houses created by millionaires in Chapter 6?

4. What incident in Chapter 13 shows that Anne is in touch with children?

5. What is Anne afraid of in Chapter 19 and why?

6. What are Anne's feelings when she finds out Gilbert and Ruby have been exchanging letters? What does this say about her?

7. Describe how Anne feels around Gilbert in Chapter 18.

8. Describe the academic standing of Anne, Philippa, Gilbert and Priscilla and what it tells the reader about them in Chapter 7.

9. Describe Gilbert in Chapter 5. What events occur and what does it say about him?

10. Describe Philippa's personality.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A major theme in the novel is about growing up and maturing. Discuss what this means and how it is portrayed in the novel. Include specific characters and how he or she has or has not matured throughout the course of the novel and in what ways. Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

A running plot device in the novel is the relationship Anne has with male suitors and their proposals. Analyze each situation in which Anne is proposed to as well as each of her relationships to the men in her life who show romantic interest in her. Compare and contrast the relationships and be sure to comment on Anne's change in character as time moves forward. Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Philippa is a new character introduced in the novel whom the reader knows was not from Anne's childhood. But she quickly becomes an important part of Anne's life. Discuss and analyze Philippa's character. What is her personality and quirks? What are her flaws and her interests? How does she interact with other characters and what does it say about her? Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your claims.

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