Year of Wonders Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Geraldine Brooks
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Year of Wonders Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Geraldine Brooks
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 Mr. Viccars give to Anna?

2. What does Anna do for the Bradfords?

3. What does Anna ask for to help during delivery of Mary's baby?

4. What happens to Edward Cooper after he plays in the wood pile?

5. What does Anna try to give Maggie to make her feel better when Maggie comes back?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mem's condition after the incident with the crowd? Who takes care of her?

2. What was the relationship between Anys and George? How does Anna react to this?

3. What does Anna do at the Bradfords'? How does she unwittingly cause a stir?

4. What happens to Maggie Cantwell? What question arises in Anna as she thinks of Maggie and her father?

5. What happened in Blackwell? What is Maggie Cantwell's condition?

6. How does Anna treat the visitor for the rector, who comes to the door? Why is this unusual?

7. Why does Maggie come to Anna for help? Where does Maggie draw the line in accepting aid from Anna?

8. What do the Bradfords do after the sermon in the Chapter, "Venom in the Blood"? How is this related to class?

9. What does George tell Anna to do with his possessions? Why do you think he tells her this?

10. What defense does Anys employ when being accused of witchcraft? Why do you think she does this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Think about the first time Anna is asked to assist in delivering a child. Why is she so apprehensive about it? What, besides her lack of expertise, makes her lack confidence? How does she regain confidence? How is this significant?

Essay Topic 2

Think about the difference between the Gowdie garden and Elinor's garden. Are Mem's and Anys's fates much different from Elinor's? How might these gardens affect their deaths? Think specifically about the reasons for these characters' deaths and each garden's instrumentality in the survival of the village.

Essay Topic 3

Consider Anys Gowdie as a character. What role does she fulfill in the novel? How is she different from the rest of the characters in the book? From the time she was a child, how has she fought the villagers on their ostracism and humiliation of her? How does her status as a "fighter" set her apart from the other villagers? Who takes up her example? Be sure to use detail.

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