Anne of Green Gables Summary – Flashcards
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What and why did they want to adopt?
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-wanted a boy -help around the farm as Matthew is getting old
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Who brings Anne?
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-Mrs. Spencer -she was already going to get herself an orphan
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What are the things Anne is obsessed with?
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words, poetry, and beauty
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Why does Marilla begin to warm up to Anne?
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-Anne's past -treated as an unpaid servant and caregiver for children
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What happens with Mrs. Rachel Lynde?
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-she criticizes Anne's looks -Anne yells back at her -she soon comes to like Anne
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Why does Anne dislike Gilbert Blythe?
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-he compares her hair to carrots
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Why does Diana's mother dislike Anne?
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-Anne accidently gets her drunk -she forgives Anne when she saves her youngest daughter
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What happened to Anne's cake?
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-she uses anodyne in place of flour
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What happens to Anne's hair?
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-she dies it green when she tries to die it black
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Why does Anne's and Gilbert's rivalry speed up?
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-they both are trying to be on top in trying to get into the teaching school -graduate at the top of their class- with a gold medal and a scholarship
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What happens to Matthew at the end of the book?
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-has a heart attack -finds out the bank they have money invested in has failed
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What happens to Marilla?
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-she finds out she will go blind unless she stops straining her eyes with the sewing and housework -wants to sell green gables
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What does Anne do at the end of the novel to save Green Gables?
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-gets Mr. Barry to rent the farm -gives up scholarship -Gilbert gives his position at a local school to Anne so she can be close to Marilla -becomes friends with Gilbert
