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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters LXXI - LXXX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What treatment does Dr. Hall give Daisy when he arrives in Chapter XXII?
(a) He doesn't give her any treatment.
(b) He gives her medicine and waits by her side.
(c) He bleeds her.
(d) He bathes her in a hot mixture.

2. What does Ruth tease Daisy about when she is on the doorstep in Chapter XVI?
(a) Her wide smile.
(b) Her ugly playmate.
(c) Her silly laugh.
(d) Her dirty hands.

3. Why does the boarding house housemaid decide to quit?
(a) She is getting married.
(b) She doesn't want to take care of the landlord's baby anymore.
(c) She is moving to a different city.
(d) She is getting too old to work.

4. What makes Mrs. Hall think Ruth might be desperate enough to give up one of her daughters in Chapter LVII?
(a) Ruth is buying increasingly smaller loaves of bread.
(b) Ruth is looking alarmingly thin.
(c) Ruth is less patient with her daughters.
(d) Ruth is tired and wants to focus on her work.

5. What physical signs of illness does Daisy have in Chapter XXII?
(a) A rash.
(b) Dark circles around her eyes and mouth.
(c) Blistered lips and hands.
(d) A hot temperature and delirium.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ruth's eldest living daughter?

2. In Chapter XLV, what does the man who stops Katy in the street slip into her bag?

3. Who arrives at Ruth's house to try and help Daisy in Chapter XXII?

4. What does Ruth feel mocks her when her husband is buried?

5. What do Ruth and Daisy have a shared love for?

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