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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is Mr. Pike?
(a) A delivery man.
(b) A chimney sweep.
(c) A grocer.
(d) A clerk at the mill.
2. Who is the black man who works for the Howth family?
(a) Jacob.
(b) Joel.
(c) Sam.
(d) George.
3. In what state does the story take place?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Indiana.
(c) Maine.
(d) Ohio.
4. What is Mr. Holmes expecting Dr. Knowles to give him?
(a) Some legal books.
(b) The keys to the mill.
(c) The contract for a big deal.
(d) The deed to the mill.
5. Who is in the carriage that passes by Mr. Holmes outside the mill?
(a) Lois.
(b) Dr. Knowles.
(c) Margret.
(d) Miss Herne.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the setting for Chapter 2?
2. From where has Lois' father returned?
3. How can Margret's work be best described?
4. Why have Margret and her mother sold household items?
5. Which of the following does NOT characterize Margret's world?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the circumstances in which Lois saves Mr. Holmes?
2. What is the first that Margret hears of the mill being sold?
3. How does Margret treat Mr. Holmes when he shows up at the Howth home on Christmas Eve?
4. What are Mr. Holmes' thoughts as he walks past Margret's door?
5. What literary technique does the author use when writing this sentence: "These churches lifted their hard, stone faces insolently, registering their yearly alms in the morning journals."
6. How is Mr. Holmes conflicted in his marriage decision?
7. What is Margret's demeanor and outlook these days?
8. How does the author reveal about Lois' character and her spirituality?
9. What does it do to the story when the author introduces Mr. Holmes' point of view in Chapter 10?
10. How does the author describe the differences in the way Lois and Holmes perceive the world?
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