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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Miss Wilcox appear in response to Mattie’s decision about her future in Chapter 28?
(a) Proud.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Overjoyed.

2. What does Mattie mail to Royal Loomis at the end of the novel?
(a) Her college acceptance letter.
(b) Money for land.
(c) Her engagement ring.
(d) Her father's will.

3. What is Mattie trained as at the Glenmore Hotel?
(a) A cook.
(b) A waitress.
(c) A groundskeeper.
(d) A woodcutter.

4. Emily Dickinson was known for her penchant for what colored clothing?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

5. The two time frames that alternate in each chapter of the novel are approximately how far apart?
(a) Ten years.
(b) A week.
(c) A few months.
(d) Three years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Emily Dickinson spend her life?

2. When she visits Miss Wilcox in Chapter 28, Mattie tells her she’s decided not to do what?

3. What is Henry’s original position at the Glenmore Hotel?

4. Mattie compares her love for Royal with Grace Brown’s love for whom in Chapter 26?

5. Weaver is beaten up by three men when he stands up for himself after being called what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of appearances versus reality manifested in A Northern Light?

2. How does Mattie’s relationship with Royal Loomis progress in Chapter 18? How does this relate to Grace Brown’s story?

3. How is Mattie trained at the Glenmore Hotel? Who does she work for?

4. What news does Pa bring to Mattie regarding Weaver Smith’s family in Chapter 32?

5. What does Mattie discover through Grace Brown’s letters in Chapter 19? What are her thoughts on this discovery?

6. How is the character of Henry described in Chapter 21? What leads to Henry’s demotion?

7. How do the events in Chapters 20-22 affect Mattie’s perception of the world around her?

8. What discovery does Mattie make while reading the works of Emily Dickinson in Chapter 23?

9. What does Mattie learn about Royal Loomis’s involvement in the foreclosure of Emmie Hubbard’s home in Chapter 29?

10. What information does Miss Wilcox confess to Mattie in Chapter 17?

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