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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the real name of the character called “Cook” in the novel?
(a) Mrs. Hennessey.
(b) Mrs. Gauthier.
(c) Mrs. Ellis.
(d) Mrs. Maxwell.

2. Who is the suitor that is pursuing Mattie in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Tommy Hubbard.
(b) Frank Loomis.
(c) Weaver Smith.
(d) Royal Loomis.

3. How does Papa respond when he discovers Mattie’s spent most of her money at the floating lending library?
(a) He cries and leaves the room.
(b) He hugs Mattie.
(c) He hits Mattie.
(d) He laughs at Mattie.

4. Uncle Fifty shows up in Chapter 11 with a bundle of money from where?
(a) A lumberjacking expedition.
(b) A gold mining expedition.
(c) A poker game win.
(d) A coal mining expedition.

5. Where did Uncle Fifty show up drunk and passed out when he arrived at Mattie’s family home?
(a) In a horse trough.
(b) In a pile of hay.
(c) In a manure pile.
(d) On the front porch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What work does Mattie do for Aunt Josie?

2. What’s the name of the boat that is dragging the lake in the beginning of the novel?

3. In Chapter 10, Mattie draws parallels between her promise to burn Grace Brown's letters and the promise she made to her dying mother to do what?

4. What has happened to Lawton Gokey in the novel?

5. Who wrote The House of Mirth?

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