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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 the entire town seem to know about in Chapter 28?

2. Who is Fred Wright?

3. Where do Anne and Gilbert go for a walk in Chapter 41?

4. Who continues to court in Chapter 34?

5. Who is Jane going to marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader see for the first time about Marilla in Chapter 19 and how?

2. How does Anne finally realize she loves Gilbert?

3. Why is Anne herself shocked when she rejects Roy's proposal?

4. What lesson should Anne learn from Amelia Skinner?

5. How is Anne a good representation of her generation in Chapter 31?

6. How is Davy's character shown to be maturing in Chapter 19?

7. In Chapter 37, what actions of Anne's are signs that she has feelings for Gilbert?

8. What does Davy tell Anne and how does she react in the beginning of Chapter 40?

9. What does Aunt Jimsie lecture Philippa about in Chapter 25 and why? What does it show about Aunt Jimsie?

10. What do we learn about Philippa in Chapter 24?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One particularly interesting relationship is the relationship between Anne and Davy. Sometimes Anne is like a sister to Davy, other times like a mother. Discuss the relationship between these two. How are they like brother and sister? How are they like mother and son? What does how Anne interacts with Davy tell us about her? What does how Davy interacts with Anne tell us about him? Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

Anne Shirley is the main character of the novel. Analyze her as a character by choosing three specific characteristics about her to break down. For example, you can choose to talk about how Anne is enthusiastic about life by using the example of her excitement about Patty's Place. Each characteristic must be backed up by support.

Essay Topic 3

The overall theme of the novel is in one word: Life. This is a novel that is full of life and tells the story of many lives that are interacting, changing, and developing. Discuss life as a theme. What does it mean that the novel is about life? How do you know? What about life is being said? Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your claims.

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