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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. Why does Tom Develin comply with Dr. Hall's request in Chapter XXXVII?

2. What do Mr. Ellet and Dr. Hall each claim about each other in Chapter XXXIII?

3. How does Biddy show devotion to Ruth and her family in Chapter XXXII?

4. What fault does Dr. Hall find in Harry's medical treatment?

5. What season is it in Chapter XIX?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Dr. Hall do in Chapter XV to meddle in Ruth and Harry's lives?

3. Who does Ruth find interesting at Beach Cliff and why?

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

5. What is Ruth anxious about in Chapter I?

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

7. How do Dr. Hall, Mrs. Hall, and the maid Betty each view the arrival of Harry and Ruth's daughter Daisy?

8. In Chapter XXIII, what does Mrs. Jones observe about Ruth to Dr. and Mrs. Hall? What do the Halls say in response?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss conflict in "Ruth Hall". Who is in conflict with whom? What events or situations causes these conflicts? Are the major conflicts resolved? If so, how?

Essay Topic 2

What happens at the end of the novel "Ruth Hall"? Is everything resolved? Are there any surprises at the end of the novel? What happens to the principle characters? Is the conclusion a happy one?

Essay Topic 3

Ruth is left without money or means following the death of her husband. Describe the living conditions that Ruth and her daughters are forced to live in following Harry's death. How does the narrator describe her living accommodations? How does Ruth make money for her family?

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