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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 does Katherine's mother forbid Katherine to do?

2. In Chapter 27, what are the Flannigans said to never do?

3. Where do the McTavish brothers return from in Chapter 23?

4. How old was Constance when she came to Canada?

5. What is the name of the male Beauclaire twin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Anne forbidden from marrying Jonathan by the Mother Superior at the Mission? According to the Mother Superior, what is a "klooch"?

2. What plan does Katherine come up with to leave Canada and return to Boston?

3. Where do Katherine and Mike take the children the day after adding Kate to their family?

4. After Cardinal comes to Mike claiming Jonathan stole from his traps, what does Mike discover when he hears Jonathan's side of the story?

5. In Chapter 17, what does Katherine see when she looks at her reflection in a mirror?

6. What does Katherine develop a fascination for in Chapter 23 and how?

7. What happens over lunch in Chapter 26 which makes Katherine realize how alien 'civilized' people have become to her?

8. Before she dies, what does Constance ask Katherine to do?

9. Describe Sarah's workroom in Chapter 17.

10. In Chapter 21, what does Oh-Be-Joyful say has caused difficulties in her relationship with Jonathan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of family in the novel "Mrs. Mike." Describe the families of Katherine, Constance, and others. Is family important to Katherine? What does Constance mean when she talks about having more than one family?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the Freedmans' use of irony. What are some examples of irony in the novel? How do these examples affect the reader's experience when reading the novel?

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