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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 gallery do Mamah, Frank, and Taylor spend whole days?

2. Where does Frank tell the attendant at the reception desk at the Hotel Adlun that he and Mamah are going?

3. How many people work for Wasmuth?

4. In Chapter 7, when is Mattie expecting another child?

5. In Chapter 23, how much time does Ellen Key tell Mamah she has before her train leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What thought seizes Mamah with remorse in Chapter 15 when she is dancing with Frank?

2. Why does Mamah want to stay in Italy?

3. What does Ellen Key look like when Mamah hears her lecture for the first time?

4. When Frank and Mamah check into the Adlon, who catches Mamah's eye?

5. Where does Mamah move in Chapter 12?

6. Why doesn't Mamah go to Paris after receiving a telegram from Frank in Chapter 25?

7. What is Catherine Wright doing during the year she requested from Frank?

8. Who was St. Hedwig?

9. With whom did Mamah and Mattie stay when they handed out flyers in Colorado?

10. Where does Mamah go and what does she do when Frank returns to America?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Frank is very critical of former students, especially Marion Mahoney and Walter Griffin? Why is Frank so critical of his former students?

Essay Topic 2

Mamah used the word "dogged" to describe how Edwin often got his way. How did Edwin use persistence to court Mamah and to get a new home?

Essay Topic 3

Mamah never thought that Mattie should have married Alden. Why didn't Mamah think Mattie should have married Alden, and why does Mamah change her mind about the marriage?

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