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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. Which of the following is NOT part of Margret's trip to return home?
2. What does Margret do before going to bed?
3. Why is Margret so intent on having the job at the mill?
4. With whom does Lois share her room?
5. Who set up Lois in her business?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how the main characters have all resolved their major issues.
2. How does Mr. Holmes wrestle with his old and new persona?
3. What gift has Lois unknowingly passed on to Mr. Holmes?
4. Who arrives at the Howth house as Margret and Tiger are getting reacquainted?
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. In addition to Margret's engagement, what other good fortune occurs for the Howths on Christmas Day?
7. What are the indications that the Howth family has been struggling with poverty since Mr. Howth's blindness?
8. What is the premise of MARGRET HOWTH: A STORY OF TO-DAY?
9. What is the climax of the story as presented in Chapter 6?
10. How does the author establish the bleak setting for the story and its protagonist's purpose for telling it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the author's unusual use of point of view in this story by also including a narrator. Identify the points of view used and explain why this story qualifies for each one you name.
Essay Topic 3
Davis uses more than one instance of irony in the book. Cite at least two examples you can identify in the story and note why they are examples of irony.
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