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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Wife's Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The mill where Hugh works in “Life in the Iron Mills” is described as being by the river and how far below the city-limits?
(a) ½ mile
(b) 10 miles
(c) 2 miles
(d) 1 mile

2. When was Waiting for the Verdict published?
(a) 1867
(b) 1811
(c) 1839
(d) 1898

3. The mill where Hugh Wolfe works makes iron for what in “Life in the Iron Mills”?
(a) Steam ships
(b) Railroads
(c) War weaponry
(d) Skyscrapers

4. What war caused Rebecca Harding Davis to set aside her writing for a time?
(a) The French and Indian War
(b) The American Revolution
(c) The Korean War
(d) The U.S. Civil War

5. The narrator in “Life in the Iron Mills” says that it is nearly how long since the Wolfes lived in the boarding house in the beginning of the story?
(a) 10 years
(b) 30 years
(c) 4 years
(d) 20 years

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator tells the reader in the beginning of “Life in the Iron Mills,” I will tell you plainly that I have a great hope; and I bring it to you to be” what?

2. Where does the narrator say she keeps the korl statue in the end of “Life in the Iron Mills”?

3. By what nickname is Hugh Wolfe called in the mill in “Life in the Iron Mills”?

4. How many children did the narrator’s husband have from his first marriage in “The Wife’s Story”?

5. The author of “A Biographical Interpretation” states that Rebecca Harding Davis grew up along what river?

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