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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ruth find out sent she and her daughters the surprise deliver in Chapter XVIII?
(a) Dr. and Mrs. Hall.
(b) Mrs. Millet.
(c) Johnny Galt.
(d) Their neighbor.

2. What does Mr. Lescom complain about Ruth's columns in Chapter LXX?
(a) They are obviously from a woman's perspective.
(b) They are boring.
(c) They are too short.
(d) They are too juvenile.

3. What happens when Mr. Walter meets Ruth at her home for the first time?
(a) He is moved to tears.
(b) He becomes ill from her cooking.
(c) He is put-off by her strong personality.
(d) He is charmed by her.

4. Once she begins working for Mr. Walter, what does Ruth NOT spend any of her time doing?
(a) Making public appearances.
(b) Answering letters.
(c) Going to the post office.
(d) Writing.

5. Where does Ruth find a second writing job in Chapter LXIV?
(a) The Free Press.
(b) The Chronicle.
(c) The Pilgrim.
(d) The Times.

6. What do Mrs. Millet and her daughter badger Ruth into selling to them?
(a) A handpainted picture.
(b) A ring.
(c) A locket.
(d) A coral pin.

7. Who are the Skiddys?
(a) The Mayor's family.
(b) Friends of the Halls.
(c) A prominent family at Ruth's church.
(d) The landlords at the boarding house.

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

9. In Chapter XLV, what does the man who stops Katy in the street slip into her bag?
(a) Some candles.
(b) A pretty clip for her hair.
(c) Money.
(d) A sandwich.

10. What does Mr. Walter ask Ruth to reveal about herself before he can offer her a contract?
(a) Her marital status.
(b) Her age.
(c) Her publishing history.
(d) Her real name.

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

12. How much does a publishing house offer Ruth for the copyright to her articles?
(a) Three hundred and fifty dollars.
(b) One hundred and seventy-five dollars.
(c) One thousand dollars.
(d) Eight hundred dollars.

13. Who is Hyacinth anxious about keeping Floy's true identity from?
(a) Dr. and Mrs. Hall.
(b) The press.
(c) Mr. Walter.
(d) Mr. Gates.

14. Who are Betty and Gatty in Chapter XLII?
(a) Ruth's aunts.
(b) Ruth's friends.
(c) Two of the Millets' maids.
(d) The women who run the boarding house.

15. Why does Ruth write to Hyacinth when she decides she will become a writer?
(a) He is an editor for a magazine.
(b) He knows many people in the publishing field.
(c) He often has many innovative ideas.
(d) He is good at networking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Horace Gates?

2. What are Ruth and her daughters surprised by a deliver of in Chapter XVIII?

3. Where do Ruth's two friends who come to visit her go to stay?

4. Why does Ruth go to the Millets' kitchen?

5. What publication is John Walter the editor for?

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