A Northern Light Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Jennifer Donnelly
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Northern Light Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Jennifer Donnelly
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Grace Brown’s parents live?
(a) South Otselic, New York.
(b) Troy, New York.
(c) Hartford, Connecticut.
(d) Princeton, New Jersey.

2. What is the name of Royal Loomis’s father in the novel?
(a) Edward Loomis.
(b) Frank Loomis.
(c) Tommy Loomis.
(d) Michael Loomis.

3. What mountain range is the backdrop in the novel’s setting?
(a) The Adirondack Mountains
(b) The Rocky Mountains.
(c) The Appalachian Mountains.
(d) The Sierra Nevada Mountains.

4. How much money does Uncle Fifty promise to give Mattie for her trip to attend college?
(a) $10.
(b) $20.
(c) $50.
(d) $30.

5. What did Mattie’s mother die from in the novel?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Bubonic plague.
(d) A brain aneurism.

6. Who announces that Uncle Fifty has skipped town?
(a) Mr. Eckler.
(b) Mr. Maxwell.
(c) Emmie Hubbard.
(d) Tommy Hubbard.

7. Reading Grace Brown’s letters, Mattie realizes that who is really named Chester Gillette?
(a) James McCready.
(b) Carl Grahm.
(c) Peter Jackson.
(d) Tommy Hubbard.

8. Pa tells Mattie in Chapter 12 that if she leaves the family to go to college, then he will do what?
(a) See that she has the money to start her career.
(b) Give her the inheritance left by his aunt.
(c) o longer welcome her into his home.
(d) See that she obtains a good dowry.

9. Whose name does Mattie recall on the letters upstairs under her mattress in the opening of the novel?
(a) Tommy Hubbard's.
(b) Michael Gokley’s.
(c) Frank Loomis's.
(d) Chester Gillette’s.

10. Who runs the floating grocery store/lending library in Eagle Bay?
(a) Mr. Anderson.
(b) Mr. Eckler.
(c) Weaver Smith.
(d) Mr. Maxwell.

11. When was Barnard College founded?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1789.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1841.

12. What has happened to Lawton Gokey in the novel?
(a) He’s been put away in prison.
(b) He was murdered in Atlanta.
(c) He’s been hanged for murder.
(d) He’s left his family.

13. Chester Gillette’s parents renounced material wealth to join what organization?
(a) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
(b) The Christian Scientists.
(c) The Salvation Army.
(d) The Church of Scientology.

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

15. The letter that Aunt Josie intercepts from the postmistress in Chapter 14 is intended for whom?
(a) Frank Loomis.
(b) Emmie Hubbard.
(c) Michael Gokey.
(d) Mrs. Maxwell.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Mattie in the beginning of the novel?

2. In what neighborhood is Barnard College located?

3. What had Grace Brown given Mattie to burn in A Northern Light?

4. How are Minnie’s twins described when they are born?

5. How many children does Emmie Hubbard have?

(see the answer keys)

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