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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ruth write to Hyacinth when she decides she will become a writer?
(a) He knows many people in the publishing field.
(b) He often has many innovative ideas.
(c) He is good at networking.
(d) He is an editor for a magazine.

2. What does Hyacinth say in response to Ruth's plans to become a writer?
(a) That Ruth has no talent for writing.
(b) That Ruth has finally found her calling.
(c) That Ruth is ambitious.
(d) That Ruth is grasping at straws.

3. What chore does Mrs. Waters assign to Ruth to do every week?
(a) Sort the laundry.
(b) Wash the windows.
(c) Wash the stairs.
(d) Inspect for rats.

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

5. What does a man ask Ruth to pay for in a letter in Chapter LXXII?
(a) His college tuition.
(b) His child's clothes and food.
(c) His trip to New York.
(d) His new house.

6. To whom does Hyacinth reveal Floy is actually his sister Ruth in Chapter LXXIX?
(a) Dr. and Mrs. Hall.
(b) Mr. Ellet.
(c) Mr. Lewis.
(d) Mrs. Waters.

7. What is Nettie pleading for while her grandfather is dining on the other side of the city?
(a) A chance to sleep.
(b) A little more food.
(c) A new pair of shoes.
(d) A job.

8. What idea does Ruth come up with to earn a living in Chapter XLVIII?
(a) Write.
(b) Make hats.
(c) Open her own school.
(d) Host a gambling night.

9. What does Hyacinth instruct Mr. Gates not to do in a letter?
(a) Send his work to Floy.
(b) Publish work by Floy.
(c) Fall in love with Floy.
(d) Seek out Floy.

10. Who does Hyacinth ask to convince Ruth to find another line of work?
(a) Mrs. Hall.
(b) Mrs. Millet.
(c) Dr. Hall.
(d) Mrs. Waters.

11. At what establishment does Katy say she would like to live in Chapter LIV?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A nunnery.
(c) A boarding school.
(d) A hospital for the insane.

12. What does Mr. Walter offer Ruth to write for him?
(a) Three times the salary of Dr. Hall.
(b) A small fortune.
(c) A place to live and free meals.
(d) More than her current two salaries.

13. What publication is John Walter the editor for?
(a) City Life.
(b) The Farmer's News Day.
(c) The Household Messenger.
(d) The Daily Post.

14. Once she begins working for Mr. Walter, what does Ruth NOT spend any of her time doing?
(a) Answering letters.
(b) Writing.
(c) Going to the post office.
(d) Making public appearances.

15. What does a man suggest to Ruth in a fan letter in Chapter LXV?
(a) That she give a public speech.
(b) That she publish a book.
(c) That she give up her day job.
(d) That she use her real name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Waters fancy herself as?

2. What does Mr. Tibbetts do when he finds out Ruth is leaving The Pilgrim?

3. What makes Mrs. Hall think Ruth might be desperate enough to give up one of her daughters in Chapter LVII?

4. What inspires Ruth to consider writing for a living?

5. Who does Ruth find out recently died in Chapter LIV?

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