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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) Hartford, Connecticut.
(b) South Otselic, New York.
(c) Troy, New York.
(d) Princeton, New Jersey.

2. What had Grace Brown given Mattie to burn in A Northern Light?
(a) Her favorite book.
(b) A bank note.
(c) A bundle of letters.
(d) The deed to her parents’ house.

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 does Royal Loomis respond when Mattie tells him about her desires to go to college?
(a) He gives her money for travel.
(b) He suggests a different college.
(c) He urges her to go.
(d) He doesn’t understand.

5. When was the historical figure, Grace Brown, born?
(a) July 14, 1905.
(b) June 16, 1899.
(c) May 12, 1884.
(d) March 20, 1886.

6. What’s the name of the boat that is dragging the lake in the beginning of the novel?
(a) The Santa Maria.
(b) The Zilpha.
(c) The Machida.
(d) The U.S.S. Constitution.

7. Emily Baxter is said to be what kind of writer in the novel?
(a) A science-fiction novelist.
(b) An essayist.
(c) A poet.
(d) A historical romantic novelist.

8. How old is Louisa Gokey in the novel?
(a) 11.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 5.

9. How is Uncle Fifty related to Mattie?
(a) Uncle Fifty is her father’s older brother.
(b) Uncle Fifty is her mother’s uncle.
(c) Uncle Fifty is her father’s younger brother.
(d) Uncle Fifty is her mother’s younger brother.

10. Where does Mattie dream of going to college in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Barnard College.
(b) Sarah Lawrence College.
(c) St. Mary's College.
(d) Douglass College.

11. Barnard College has been associated with what university since 1900?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) Boston University.
(c) Columbia University.
(d) Rutgers University.

12. What is the name of Mattie’s older brother?
(a) Lawton Gokey.
(b) Michael Gokey.
(c) Gerald Gokey.
(d) Peter Gokey.

13. Reading Grace Brown’s letters, Mattie discovers that Grace was what in Chapter 16?
(a) Currently married.
(b) Widowed.
(c) Pregnant.
(d) An orphan.

14. When was The House of Mirth first published?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1895.

15. Who is the heroine in The House of Mirth?
(a) Emily Wilcox.
(b) Aleeta Smith.
(c) Lily Bart.
(d) Sarah Stuart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the farm not producing as well as it once was, according to the narrator in Chapter 7?

2. What is the name of the string of eight lakes that are featured in Mattie’s hometown in the novel?

3. What gift does Uncle Fifty give to Mattie during his visit?

4. What is the last name of Mattie’s Aunt Josie?

5. What is the only book Mattie’s Aunt Josie suggests she read?

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