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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. Where did Dr. Hall grow up?

2. How does Dr. Hall meddle in his son's business in Chapter XV?

3. What does Dr. Hall believe he knows much more about than Harry does in Chapter XV?

4. What month is it in Chapter XXVI when Ruth and her family linger at the beach resort?

5. What treatment does Dr. Hall give Daisy when he arrives in Chapter XXII?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter V, why does Ruth decide not to tell Harry about his mother's treatment toward her?

2. Where is Ruth in Chapter XXIV? What does she hold in her hand?

3. What does Ruth observe about hotel life at Beach Cliff in Chapter XXV?

4. When Hyacinth sees Ruth mourning in Chapter XXIX, how does he react?

5. How does Dr. Hall react to being called to check on Daisy in the night in Chapter XX?

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

7. What does Dinah tell Harry when she sees Daisy in Chapter XXI?

8. Why does Mrs. Hall go to Ruth's house in Chapter XIII?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of death in the novel "Ruth Hall". Who dies in the novel? How do these deaths affect the tone of the novel? How does Ruth react to these deaths? How do the other characters react to these deaths? How do these deaths impact Ruth's life?

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

Discuss the setting of the novel "Ruth Hall", the Victorian era in America. How does the setting impact Ruth's choices and actions in the novel? How is Ruth confined to the social practices and rules of the time period?

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