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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 Jonathan ask Mike and Katherine to do for his baby?

2. How old is Mary Aroon in Chapter 17?

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

4. What does Katherine find warm and beautiful at the Mission?

5. What does Katherine become fascinated reading about over the winter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mike decide to retrieve the final wolf trap he set outside the house in Chapter 22?

2. What does Jonathan come to see the Flannigans about in Chapter 28?

3. In Chapter 20, why does Mrs. Marlin claim Katherine's baby is hers?

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

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

6. In Chapter 26, what does Katherine's mother think of the life she has been living in Canada?

7. How does Constance's daughter Madeleine die?

8. Describe Sarah's workroom in Chapter 17.

9. What overwhelms Katherine in Boston in Chapter 26?

10. What happens in August, 1914? How does this affect the Beauclaire family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the historical context of the novel "Mrs. Mike." What major events were taking place during the time period in which this novel is set? How do these real events affect the characters?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Analyze the examples of imagery in the novel. What are some examples, and do they have any symbolic meaning attached to them? What sort of image do the Freedmans create of the wilderness? How does the imagery of Boston when Katherine returns there contrast with the imagery of the Northern Canadian landscape?

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