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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. Mattie begins working for Miss Wilcox on what days in Chapter 17?
(a) Saturdays.
(b) Thursdays.
(c) Sundays.
(d) Tuesdays.

2. What causes Mattie internal conflict regarding the letters of Grace Brown in the novel?
(a) Mattie promised Grace she would burn them.
(b) Mattie promised Grace she would deliver them to Chester.
(c) Mattie promised Grace she would deliver them to the police.
(d) Mattie promised Grace she would edit them.

3. What does Weaver Smith hope to be one day?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A train engineer.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A teacher.

4. When Weaver hears of Mattie’s plans for the future in Chapter 28, he tells her she may as well do what?
(a) Live in a convent.
(b) Move to Paris.
(c) Go to Columbia.
(d) Marry a horse.

5. What is the name of Miss Wilcox’s estranged husband who appears in Chapter 17?
(a) James.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Teddy.
(d) Peter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Minnie’s husband in the novel?

2. Mattie gets her father’s permission to go to work at the Glenmore Hotel in order to buy what?

3. The servant girls at the Glenmore trick Mr. Maxwell into falling into what in Chapter 31?

4. While reading Emily Dickinson in the beginning of Chapter 23, Mattie realizes that all the authors she admires are what?

5. What is the title of Emily Baxter’s new book that Mattie received in the mail in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the character of Mr. Maxwell introduced in Chapter 20? What are Mattie’s impressions of this character?

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

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

5. How does the relationship between Mattie and Royal Loomis progress in Chapter 25?

6. What event takes place surrounding Weaver Smith’s character in Chapter 22?

7. What event leads to Mattie’s employment at the Glenmore Hotel? How?

8. How are the themes of duty and responsibility illustrated in Chapters 23-26?

9. What decision does Mattie relate to Miss Wilcox when she visits her in Chapter 28? How does Miss Wilcox respond?

10. Where is Miss Wilcox planning to depart for in Chapter 27? How does Mattie visit her teacher?

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