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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. The day after Cab's visit in Chapter 19, Anne is purposely detained where?

2. Fred writes to Anne after the Christmas holidays and tells her that he may stay in Steel Creek until when?

3. In Chapter 15, the help signal is sounded because something has happened to Mary Angus. What is it?

4. Where does Ethel stay during the day once she's living with Nancy and Anne?

5. What does Anne want in new lodgings?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Fred write in his response to Anne's New Year's Eve letter?

2. Why do Chuck and Ethel run away to their old home when Anne is being too strict with them?

3. Why is Anne so strict with Chuck and Ethel once she is assured of keeping them permanently?

4. What is baby Patricia's condition when Anne and the children are in the cabin waiting to be rescued?

5. When Titus Paul and other Indians arrive at the confrontation between Anne and Fred and Cab over the children, what does Anne realize about the Indians' clothing?

6. After the winter holidays, how does Anne attitude toward teaching in Chicken change?

7. How does Mrs. Prentiss respond to the news that Anne is keeping Chuck and Ethel?

8. When Mrs. Purdy visits Anne in Chapter 19, she tells Anne that she is a "verree important person in settlement." Why does she say Anne is so important?

9. What is the notable goal Nancy reaches right after the winter holidays?

10. Once Anne and Fred have arrived at O'Shaughnessy's, why does Fred want to continue chasing Cab without Anne?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you believe Anne is so passionately committed to keeping Chuck and Ethel with her?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the draw that Alaska held for many of the "old sourdoughs."

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the benefits and some of the drawbacks to the amount of time (at least 40 years) that occurred between the action of the book and when the book was actually written and published?

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