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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. Who does Salome discover is missing?

2. Who says that their manifesto would be "gradually degraded" by men (162)?

3. Why did Klaas injure his wife and child?

4. What lie does Greta tell Klaas about the horses?

5. Who will care for the boys who are left behind?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did August regret sharing a fact about the Titanic?

2. What plan does August have for the safe in the co-op?

3. What happened to the group August used to live with in England?

4. What does Salome say about the money in the safe?

5. How does August react to the women leaving?

6. What happend to Autje and Mariche overnight?

7. What is the last fact August shares with Ona?

8. Why was Salome mad about Autje and Neitje taking Greta's horses to the Koop brothers?

9. According to August, what is notable about balloons?

10. According to Agata, why is leaving the best option?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the role of light and dark in the text. Analyze this theme and its implication for broader meaning within the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Speculate on the future of the characters and the community after the end of the novel. What does the act of talking set in motion for them?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the ways in which Women Talking highlights the struggle of women in the Mennonite community to reclaim agency over their bodies and lives. Draw parallels to another text you have read.

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