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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 job does Johnny Flaherty do?

2. What does Mike feed Katherine when he collects her after the fire has passed?

3. In Chapter 5, where has Mike been newly posted to work?

4. What does Katherine decide to make Mike for lunch in Chapter 7?

5. What does Mrs. Carpentier give Katherine when she is delivering her baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is traveling in a train at the beginning of the novel? Where is she going?

2. Where must Katherine and Mike travel in Chapter 5? Why must they go, and how will they get there?

3. When Katherine and Mrs. Mathers meet, how does Mrs. Mathers make a bad impression?

4. What does Katherine witness in Chapter 7 which makes her want to make life better for Indian women?

5. What causes the wolves to cry so much in Chapter 6?

6. In Chapter 8, what do Katherine and Mike discover has happened to the cheesecloth they provided for Chief Mustagan's windows?

7. When Mike finds Katherine after the fire, what does he do for her?

8. In Chapter 9, how do Katherine and Mike help Atenou with his dental problem?

9. What happens to Joe Henderson's family in the fire? Who does he blame?

10. What is strange about the garden that is planted outside Katherine and Mike's new home in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the conclusion of the novel "Mrs. Mike." Are you satisfied with the ending? Why or why not? Is the conclusion a happy one? Are there any unanswered questions? Would you change anything?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of death in the novel "Mrs. Mike." How do the Freedmans illustrate the theme of death in the novel? What do the characters think of death?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Who are they? What are their defining character traits? How are they related to Katherine? What are their roles in the novel?

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