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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 character on the train in “Anne” is said to be the “chairman of the Woman’s National Society for the Examination of Prisons”?

2. What is the name of the narrator’s husband’s old nag that she can hear neighing in the stables in “The Wife’s Story”?

3. The narrator of “The Wife’s Story” says “It will be enough for me to give you the history of one day, - that of our first coming to” where?

4. The narrator describes the home she lives in with her husband by the river as being what color of farmhouse in “The Wife’s Story”?

5. What is Mrs. Palmer’s first name in “Anne”?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and why did Hester’s marriage begin to change in “The Wife’s Story”?

2. What consumes Mrs. Palmer’s thoughts when her character is introduced in “Anne”?

3. What was the ultimate changing point in the marriage between Hester and Dr. Manning in “The Wife’s Story”?

4. What happens to Mrs. Palmer in the denouement of “Anne”?

5. What does the narrator note about the character of Mrs. Palmer in the ending of “Anne”?

6. What does Hester discover about her husband after she’s left him in “The Wife’s Story”?

7. What happens when Mrs. Palmer encounters George Forbes on the train in “Anne”?

8. What conflict arises in “The Wife’s Story” relating to Hester’s musical ambitions?

9. Where does Mrs. Palmer travel in “Anne”? How does she fund her travels?

10. What “big decision” does Mrs. Palmer make in “Anne”? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and analyze the character of Deborah in “Life in the Mills.” How old is Deborah? What physical affliction does she suffer from? What feelings does Deborah harbor for Hugh Wolfe? How do these feelings motivate her actions?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the similarities and differences between the motivations of Mrs. Palmer in “Anne” and those of Hester in “The Wife’s Story” and Hugh in “Life in the Iron Mills.” How does creativity and “otherness” apply to each of these characters? How does oppression?

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