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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mattie sends money to her father to pay for what in the end of the novel?
(a) A new mule.
(b) He sister's wedding.
(c) Her sister's tuition.
(d) A new car.

2. When was Emily Dickinson born?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1830.
(c) 1881.
(d) 1798.

3. Who does Mattie tell about Miss Wilcox’s secret pseudonym in Chapters 17-19?
(a) Mrs. Hennessey.
(b) No one.
(c) Belinda Becker.
(d) Royal Loomis.

4. Where does Henry leave some jars of milk, causing them to explode, in the narrative?
(a) On the porch.
(b) On the stove.
(c) In the entranceway.
(d) On the floor.

5. Why has Miss Baxter lost her job at the school in Chapter 27?
(a) Her identity has been revealed.
(b) She was caught with a student.
(c) Her husband filed for divorce.
(d) She was caught cheating on finals.

6. When Mattie discovers Emmie Hubbard engaged in sexual activity with a man in Chapter 18, Mattie surmises that how many of Mrs. Hubbard’s children are illegitimate?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

7. Mattie sends money to Aleeta Smith to cover what expenses at the end of the novel?
(a) Emmie Hubbard’s back-taxes.
(b) A new car.
(c) Her daughter’s wedding.
(d) Weaver's college tuition.

8. Mattie begins working for Miss Wilcox on what days in Chapter 17?
(a) Sundays.
(b) Saturdays.
(c) Thursdays.
(d) Tuesdays.

9. What does Weaver Smith hope to be one day?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A train engineer.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A lawyer.

10. On whose desk does Mattie leave Grace Brown’s letters in the end of the novel?
(a) Mr. Morrison’s.
(b) Uncle Fifty's.
(c) Mr. Eckler's.
(d) Mr. Maxwell’s.

11. When Grace Brown was historically murdered, she was supposedly knocked unconscious with what object?
(a) A polo stick.
(b) A golf club.
(c) A tennis racket.
(d) A baseball bat.

12. Weaver is beaten up by three men who are what in Chapter 22?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Gravediggers.
(c) Trappers.
(d) Politicians.

13. Mattie arrives at Emmie Hubbard’s home to discover Emmie engaged in sexual relations with whom in Chapter 18?
(a) Uncle Fifty.
(b) Lawton Gokey.
(c) Frank Loomis.
(d) Royal Loomis.

14. Where does one of the servants at the Glenmore lure Mr. Maxwell in Chapter 31?
(a) To the bathroom.
(b) To the attic.
(c) To the river.
(d) To the lake.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Weaver Smith’s ancestors were slaves where?

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

3. Mattie’s principle concern about Royal Loomis in Chapter 18 is that he’s never told her what?

4. Where does Miss Wilcox say she intends to flee to in her letter in Chapter 27?

5. Royal’s ex-girlfriend confronts Mattie with her belief that Royal wants to marry Mattie for what reason in Chapter 29?

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