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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 is screaming when Anna wakes up after falling asleep with Tom?
2. What comes from London for Mr. Viccars?
3. What is the name of the rector's horse?
4. What were Edward and Jamie playing with in the wood pile?
5. Who is Jamie?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Edward Cooper? What soon befalls Anna's child? How does this effect Anna?
2. What is Anna ashamed of in her relationship with Anys? How has this changed?
3. How is Mr. Viccars different from Sam?
4. How does Anna treat the visitor for the rector, who comes to the door? Why is this unusual?
5. What does George tell Anna to do with his possessions? Why do you think he tells her this?
6. Who comes to visit the rector in the beginning of the novel? What does he/she want?
7. What defense does Anys employ when being accused of witchcraft? Why do you think she does this?
8. Why is Anna surprised when the rector comes upon her in the field? How does the rector react to this?
9. What is the condition of the rector in the beginning of the novel?
10. What is the rector's religious explanation for the plague?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Think about the Bradford's cook, Maggie Cantwell. Why is she devastated when the Bradfords throw her out? Where does she have to go? Why will she not take Anna's offer? Does this affect what happens to her in the next town? Why? How does Maggie Cantwell die? What question does this pose in Anna?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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