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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the wreath that Ruth carries on her wedding day?

2. Who or what do the Hall's blame for Harry's sudden severe illness?

3. What is Ruth's brother's name?

4. What does Dr. Hall tell his wife that Ruth couldn't care less about?

5. What insect does Daisy amuse herself with in Chapter XVI?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter XXIII, what does Mrs. Jones observe about Ruth to Dr. and Mrs. Hall? What do the Halls say in response?

2. How do Dr. Hall, Mrs. Hall, and the maid Betty each view the arrival of Harry and Ruth's daughter Daisy?

3. What do Ruth and Daisy like to do together in Chapter XI?

4. Who does Ruth find interesting at Beach Cliff and why?

5. What does Dr. Hall do in Chapter XV to meddle in Ruth and Harry's lives?

6. How does Dr. Hall react to being called to check on Daisy in the night in Chapter XX?

7. When Hyacinth sees Ruth mourning in Chapter XXIX, how does he react?

8. Why do the Halls decide to send Ruth some money in Chapter XXXV?

9. What do the Halls and Ruth's father quarrel over in Chapter XXXIII?

10. What is Ruth anxious about in Chapter I?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author of the novel "Ruth Hall", Fanny Fern. What others works did she write? What similarities or connections can be found between this novel and Fern's other work? Why did she write "Ruth Hall"?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting of the novel "Ruth Hall", the Victorian era in America. How does the setting impact Ruth's choices and actions in the novel? How is Ruth confined to the social practices and rules of the time period?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Ruth's marriage to Harry in the novel "Ruth Hall". Do they have a good marriage? Why or why not? Is Harry a good husband to Ruth? How does Harry's death affect Ruth's life?

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