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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mattie compares her love for Royal with Grace Brown’s love for whom in Chapter 26?
(a) Tommy Hubbard.
(b) Mr. Maxwell.
(c) Weaver Smith.
(d) Chester Gillette.

2. Henry, who works at the Glenmore, is originally from where?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spain.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) France.

3. Where does Miss Wilcox say she intends to flee to in her letter in Chapter 27?
(a) London.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Paris.

4. What is Henry’s original position at the Glenmore Hotel?
(a) Head chef.
(b) Under-chef.
(c) Head waiter.
(d) Luggage porter.

5. Royal Loomis and who come to Mattie’s aid in tending her family’s farm in Chapter 25?
(a) Emmie Hubbard.
(b) Iva Loomis.
(c) Mr. Maxwell.
(d) Minnie Compeau.

6. Weaver Smith’s ancestors were slaves where?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Alabama.

7. What is the name of Royal Loomis’s eldest brother?
(a) Frank Loomis.
(b) James Loomis.
(c) Peter Loomis.
(d) Dan Loomis.

8. The book by Emily Baxter that Mattie receives in the mail from Miss Wilcox is a book of what?
(a) Essays.
(b) Short stories.
(c) Poems.
(d) Limericks.

9. Why did Royal supposedly inform against Emmie Hubbard’s back-taxes in Chapter 29?
(a) He wants Emmie to get divorced.
(b) He wants to have an affair with Emmie.
(c) He wants Emmie’s property.
(d) He wants to marry Emmie’s daughter.

10. Where is Weaver going to attend college at the end of the novel?
(a) Rutgers University.
(b) Columbia University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Princeton University.

11. What happens to Henry after he causes the milk to explode at the Glenmore?
(a) He is fired.
(b) He is demoted.
(c) He is deported.
(d) He is promoted.

12. What is the name of the mule that dies in Chapter 20?
(a) Willie.
(b) Wilba.
(c) Pleasant.
(d) Vina.

13. Royal’s ex-girlfriend confronts Mattie with her belief that Royal wants to marry Mattie for what reason in Chapter 29?
(a) In order to obtain her land.
(b) In order to obtain Mattie's future.
(c) In order to prevent Mattie from learning.
(d) Because Mattie is pregnant.

14. What is the title of Emily Baxter’s new book that Mattie received in the mail in Chapter 27?
(a) An Eternal Innocence.
(b) Absence of Fact.
(c) A Woman's Dream.
(d) Threnody.

15. While reading Emily Dickinson in the beginning of Chapter 23, Mattie realizes that all the authors she admires are what?
(a) Poets.
(b) Spinsters.
(c) Essayists.
(d) Novelists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mattie trained as at the Glenmore Hotel?

2. The picnic Mattie attends in Chapter 29 is in celebration of what?

3. The title of Emily Baxter’s new book that Mattie receives in Chapter 27 means what?

4. When she visits Miss Wilcox in Chapter 28, Mattie tells her she’s decided to do what?

5. Where is Mattie departing for at the end of the novel?

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