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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 was the publisher that accepted “Life in the Iron Mills” immediately and began a long friendship with Rebecca Harding Davis?
2. What kind of bird does the narrator describe chirping desolately beside her in a cage in the beginning of “Life in the Iron Mills”?
3. When was “Life in the Iron Mills” first published in a periodical?
4. Of Hugh Wolfe, the narrator says in “Life in the Iron Mills,” “His soul within him was smothering to death; he wanted so much, thought so much, and knew” what?
5. Rebecca Harding and L. Clarke Davis met where?
Short Essay Questions
1. What legacy did Rebecca Harding Davis leave behind, according to the author of “A Biographical Interpretation”?
2. How would you describe the narrator of “Life in the Iron Mills”? Is the narrator involved in the action of the story?
3. What does Hugh look down on from his prison window at in “Life in the Iron Mills”? What does this scene make him realize?
4. Where did Rebecca Harding Davis grow up, according to the author of “A Biographical Interpretation”? How is her family described?
5. How is the character of Janey described in “Life in the Iron Mills”? What is Janey’s relationship to the other characters?
6. What does Deb do when she returns home in the beginning of “Life in the Iron Mills”?
7. How is the plot of “Life in the Iron Mills” structured? Are there subplots in the story?
8. How is Hugh caught by the authorities in “Life in the Iron Mills”? What is Hugh charged with and sentenced?
9. What are the impressions of the visitors when they see the sculpture in “Life in the Iron Mills”?
10. How is Hugh’s demeanor in the jail described in “Life in the Iron Mills”? What are Deborah’s impressions when she sees Hugh?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the language style and narrative point of view in “Life in the Iron Mills.” Who is the narrator of the story? Is the narrator’s perspective omniscient or limited? How does the dialogue of the story differ from the expositional style?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of art and creation in “Life in the Iron Mills.” Which character in the story shows great talent? What is the author’s statement about this talent? How does this theme relate to the author’s biography?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the narrative style of “Anne.” How does this narrative style differ from the previous stories in the collection? How would the story differ if it were told from a first-person perspective? Who is the narrator of the story?
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