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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. Why is Henny irritated by the children writing letters to Sam in Malaysia?
2. What does Henny complain about?
3. What 'crime' does Nellie hold against Louie?
4. Who is Beulah?
5. When does Henny say she was tricked?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the trip to Washington D.C. to buy shoes for the children.
2. Describe Sam and Henny's conversation at the end of Chapter 4.
3. Compare and contrast Louie with Henny's brother Barry.
4. What might be being foreshadowed in Chapters 3 and 4?
5. Describe Henny's letter from her brother, Norman Collyer.
6. How do the two trips, to Harper's Ferry and to Monocacy, show us different sides of Louie's character?
7. What is Louie's relationship with Beulah?
8. Describe Louie's visit to Mrs. Kydd's house.
9. What does Henny complain about to Bert Anderson?
10. How does Henny characterize the difference between herself and Sam?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Evaluate your own reading of 'The Man Who Loved Children'. Did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.
Essay Topic 2
How are we to take the murder at the end of 'The Man Who Loved Children'? Is this a crime Louie will lament for the rest of her days? Was it somehow self-defense? Was it an uncomfortable authorial imposition on a narrative that wasn't ending neatly?
Essay Topic 3
Would you recommend 'The Man Who Loved Children'? For what purposes would you recommend 'The Man Who Loved Children', and to what kinds of readers would you not recommend it? What book would you recommend that would cover the same material or provide the same emotional experience in a different way?
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