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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Mattie’s fourteen-year-old sister?
(a) Abby Gokey.
(b) Ellen Gokey.
(c) Beth Gokey.
(d) Louisa Gokey.

2. How are Minnie’s twins described when they are born?
(a) Identical girls.
(b) Two fraternal boys.
(c) A boy and a girl.
(d) Identical boys.

3. In what neighborhood is Barnard College located?
(a) Morningside Heights.
(b) SoHo.
(c) The Upper East Side.
(d) Brooklyn Heights.

4. How long ago has Mattie’s mother died in the beginning of the narrative?
(a) 2 weeks ago.
(b) 7 months ago.
(c) 3 years ago.
(d) 2 months ago.

5. Why is the farm not producing as well as it once was, according to the narrator in Chapter 7?
(a) The bank foreclosed on half the land.
(b) There aren’t enough hands to work it.
(c) The flooding has killed the trees.
(d) The drought has caused the plants to die.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mattie dream of going to college in the beginning of the novel?

2. What work does Mattie do for Aunt Josie?

3. Who is Mattie’s teacher that has taught her “knowledge carries a damned high price”?

4. Who carries in the body of Grace Brown in the beginning of the novel?

5. In what county does most of the novel take place?

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