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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What establishment do the Herberts own?

2. After Harry's death, what do some gentlemen outside the hotel plan to do for Ruth?

3. What does Ruth tease Daisy about when she is on the doorstep in Chapter XVI?

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

5. What does Dr. Hall destroy at Harry's home in Chapter XV?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Biddy? How does she show her devotion to Ruth in Chapter XXXI?

2. What is Ruth anxious about in Chapter I?

3. What do the Halls and Ruth's father quarrel over in Chapter XXXIII?

4. What complaints do Mrs. Hall and Dr. Hall have about Ruth in Chapter XVIII?

5. How does Harry react to his parents' interference in his married life?

6. Why do the Halls decide to send Ruth some money in Chapter XXXV?

7. What is the only fault that Mrs. Hall finds when snooping around Ruth's house in Chapter XIV?

8. What do Ruth and Daisy like to do together in Chapter XI?

9. What does Ruth tease Daisy about in Chapter XVI? How does Daisy respond?

10. Why is Hyacinth relieved that Ruth has married Harry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author of the novel "Ruth Hall", Fanny Fern. What others works did she write? What similarities or connections can be found between this novel and Fern's other work? Why did she write "Ruth Hall"?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Ruth's marriage to Harry in the novel "Ruth Hall". Do they have a good marriage? Why or why not? Is Harry a good husband to Ruth? How does Harry's death affect Ruth's life?

Essay Topic 3

Who are the antagonists of the novel and why? How do they impact Ruth's life? How does she defeat them?

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