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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What happens when Mr. Walter meets Ruth at her home for the first time?
(a) He is put-off by her strong personality.
(b) He is charmed by her.
(c) He becomes ill from her cooking.
(d) He is moved to tears.
2. Where does Ruth go to apply for the teaching job in Chapter LI?
(a) The school.
(b) The neighboring town.
(c) City Hall.
(d) The newspaper.
3. Where does Horace Gates work?
(a) Water and Spring Magazine.
(b) Benton Paper.
(c) Irving Magazine.
(d) Life Newspaper.
4. Where do Ruth's two friends who come to visit her go to stay?
(a) The Bon Vivre.
(b) The Merci.
(c) The La Temps.
(d) The Maison.
5. What does Mrs. Skiddy warn her husband never to speak of again when she returns?
(a) Her alcohol problem.
(b) Their child's death.
(c) Going to California.
(d) Her depression.
6. What is Ruth's relationship with Mrs. Millet?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They go to the same church.
(c) They are pen pals.
(d) They are old friends.
7. Who sends Ruth a proposal in a fan letter?
(a) A southern gentleman.
(b) A prisoner.
(c) An old high school sweetheart.
(d) A lonely old man.
8. What does Mr. Walter tell Ruth in a letter in Chapter LXXX?
(a) That her contract is null and void.
(b) That she deserves a raise.
(c) That she is the most successful female author in America.
(d) That she is making a small fortune.
9. What are Ruth and her daughters surprised by a deliver of in Chapter XVIII?
(a) Flowers and apples.
(b) The newspaper.
(c) A puppy.
(d) New material for dresses.
10. Why does the boarding house housemaid decide to quit?
(a) She is getting too old to work.
(b) She is moving to a different city.
(c) She doesn't want to take care of the landlord's baby anymore.
(d) She is getting married.
11. Where does Mrs. Skiddy find her husband one day after he doesn't return from work?
(a) In a bar.
(b) On the roof of city hall.
(c) Reading a book on a field.
(d) At the shipyard.
12. In Chapter XLV, what does the man who stops Katy in the street slip into her bag?
(a) Money.
(b) A pretty clip for her hair.
(c) A sandwich.
(d) Some candles.
13. In Chapter LXXX, what does Mr. Walter tell Ruth he will help her do in two days time?
(a) Mediate between her and her brother.
(b) Plan her next project.
(c) Move into a new home.
(d) Retrieve Katy from the Halls.
14. What is Ruth's pen name?
(a) Floy.
(b) Fort.
(c) Fleet.
(d) Flen.
15. Why does Mrs. Hall cut off Katy's curls?
(a) They remind Mrs. Hall of Ruth.
(b) She is too old for such tight curls.
(c) Mrs. Hall wants to anger Ruth.
(d) Katy misbehaves.
Short Answer Questions
1. At what establishment does Katy say she would like to live in Chapter LIV?
2. Where does Ruth ask Katy to go alone in Chapter XLV?
3. What do Ruth's friends laugh about spending $50 on in Chapter XLI?
4. What does Mr. Walter chastise Mr. Lescom for in a letter in Chapter LXXI?
5. What is Katy being forced to do by the Halls in Chapter LXIII?
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