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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 do Mrs. Millet and her daughter badger Ruth into selling to them?
2. What is Ruth's relationship with Mrs. Millet?
3. Why does Ruth go door-to-door in Chapter LIX?
4. What is Nettie pleading for while her grandfather is dining on the other side of the city?
5. What does Mrs. Waters try to sell Ruth for three shillings?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Ruth find has died at the hospital for the insane?
2. Who does Katy meet after leaving her grandfather's home in Chapter XLV?
3. How does Mr. Walter advise Ruth in Chapter LXXI?
4. Who does Chapter LXXIV focus on?
5. What happens when two of Ruth's friends come to visit in Chapter XLI?
6. What two offers does Ruth receive in Chapter LXXII?
7. What is Mr. Walter's reaction when he visits Ruth for the first time?
8. Who is Mrs. Waters and what image does she have of herself?
9. What does Mr. Walter talk Ruth into doing in Chapter LXXVI?
10. What does Ruth travel to City Hall to do in Chapter LI?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the motif of separation. Who is separation from whom in the novel and why? How does Ruth deal with this separation? How does she overcome this separation?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. What are their defining character traits? What are their roles in the story? Describe their relationships with the protagonist, Ruth.
Essay Topic 3
What is the genre of the novel "Ruth Hall"? What are the elements associated with this genre? What are some other novels of this genre? What do these novels have in common with "Ruth Hall"?
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