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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters LXXI - LXXX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Hall vow to do by whatever means necessary in Chapter XXXV?
(a) Rebuild her relationship with Ruth.
(b) Get Katy and Nettie from their mother.
(c) Find a new husband for Ruth.
(d) Cut Ruth and her children out of her life.

2. How much does a publishing house offer Ruth for the copyright to her articles?
(a) One thousand dollars.
(b) One hundred and seventy-five dollars.
(c) Three hundred and fifty dollars.
(d) Eight hundred dollars.

3. What is Ruth anxious about in Chapter I?
(a) How her parents-in-law will treat her.
(b) How she looks.
(c) The weather.
(d) What the future holds.

4. Feeling hopeless, where does Ruth go with Netting in Chapter LX?
(a) The store.
(b) City hall.
(c) The Hall residence.
(d) Church.

5. What does Gatty comment about white people in Chapter XLII?
(a) White people are bad liars.
(b) White people are worry-warts.
(c) White people are manipulative.
(d) White people are stone-hearted.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time passes before Mrs. Skiddy returns to her family after abandoning them?

2. What does Mrs. Hall convince Ruth to allow in Chapter LVII?

3. Where does Ruth find a second writing job in Chapter LXIV?

4. How does Mr. Gates guess Hyacinth feels about Ruth?

5. How does Dr. Hall view his first born grandchild?

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