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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Margret do before going to bed?
(a) Steps outside for a few minutes.
(b) Brushes her hair.
(c) Banks the fire.
(d) Sets out breakfast dishes.

2. How long has Dr. Knowles known Margret?
(a) A few days.
(b) A couple of months.
(c) All her life.
(d) Five years.

3. Why is Margret so intent on having the job at the mill?
(a) To complete her internship.
(b) To get money for school.
(c) To support her parents.
(d) To advance her career.

4. In what time period does the book take place?
(a) 1920s.
(b) 1860s.
(c) 1880s.
(d) 1960s.

5. Who is Lois' father?
(a) Joe Dare.
(b) Jim Yare.
(c) Jacob Yare.
(d) Joe Yare.

6. Who is engaged to Mr. Holmes?
(a) Miss Hall.
(b) Lois.
(c) Miss Herne.
(d) Margret.

7. What was Mr. Howth's profession?
(a) Schoolteacher.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Attorney.

8. How does Margret get to her office?
(a) A winding staircase.
(b) A steep ladder.
(c) An elevator.
(d) An escalator.

9. What is the name of the textile mill where Margret worked?
(a) Knowles & Howth Inc.
(b) Indiana Woolens Inc.
(c) Knowles & Co.
(d) Knowles & Knowles Inc.

10. Which of the following does NOT characterize Margret's world?
(a) Joyfulness.
(b) Hopelessness.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Poverty.

11. Who is Mr. Pike?
(a) A clerk at the mill.
(b) A grocer.
(c) A delivery man.
(d) A chimney sweep.

12. What does Mr. Holmes feel about his broken engagement to Margret?
(a) He still has pain over it.
(b) He is trying to get back with Margret.
(c) He never even thinks of it.
(d) He thinks about it once in awhile.

13. Margret starts work at the mill on what day?
(a) Memorial Day.
(b) The day after she graduates high school.
(c) Her 20th birthday.
(d) The day after Christmas.

14. What is Mr. Holmes expecting Dr. Knowles to give him?
(a) Some legal books.
(b) The keys to the mill.
(c) The deed to the mill.
(d) The contract for a big deal.

15. What does Margret find that prompts her to write this story?
(a) A diary.
(b) Newspaper articles.
(c) An old ledger.
(d) Some love letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Joel fix a bed for Lois?

2. What type of material is produced at the mill where Margret worked?

3. Who follows Margret home?

4. Who is the author of MARGRET HOWTH: A STORY OF TO-DAY?

5. What does Margret see coming down the road?

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