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Margret Howth: A Story of To-Day | Quiz

Rebecca Harding Davis
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Margret Howth: A Story of To-Day | Quiz

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1)

Who is engaged to Mr. Holmes? (from Chapters 4 and 5)

Miss Hall.
Lois.
Margret.
Miss Herne.
2)

What is the literary technique associated with Lois' life ending at midnight on New Year's Eve? (from Chapter 11)

Flashback.
Symbolism.
Foreshadowing.
Metaphor.
3)

What does Mr. Holmes do after leaving the office at night? (from Chapters 4 and 5)

Takes a walk into the country.
Goes to a bar.
Goes home to cook dinner.
Meets some friends at a club.
4)

With whom does Lois share her room? (from Chapters 4 and 5)

Her mother.
Her brother.
Her best friend.
Her father.
5)

Why does Mr. Holmes leave the mill by an indirect route? (from Chapters 4 and 5)

To check the plumbing.
To lock the doors.
So he won't run into Margret.
To check the lights.
6)

Why does Mr. Holmes say he is going to marry Miss Herne? (from Chapter 6)

He is crazy about her.
Her money will be beneficial for him.
He will learn to love her.
He is obligated to do it.
7)

What time is it when Lois dies? (from Chapter 11)

10:00 p.m.
6:00 a.m.
1:00 a.m.
Midnight.
8)

What does the new year symbolize for the characters? (from Chapter 11)

Hangovers.
Family dinners.
Fresh starts.
Cold weather.
9)

How long has it been since Mr. Holmes and Margret broke their engagement? (from Chapter 6)

6 months.
3 years.
2 months.
2 years.
10)

Where is Mr. Holmes to meet Dr. Knowles? (from Chapters 4 and 5)

The cafe.
The mill.
The abandoned school building.
The library.
11)

What deadline does Mr. Holmes give himself to be better? (from Chapters 9 and 10)

New Year's Eve.
New Year's Day.
Christmas Day.
Christmas Eve.
12)

Dr. Knowles shows Margret the corpse of a 15-year-old girl who committed suicide by __________________-. (from Chapter 6)

Drinking herself to death.
Shooting herself.
Slitting her wrist.
Hanging herself.
13)

Mr. Holmes knows that he would be ____________ with Margret as his wife. (from Chapters 4 and 5)

Stressed.
Happy.
Unhappy.
Content.
14)

What is Dr. Knowles' reaction to the fact that Margret will be marrying Mr. Holmes? (from Chapters 9 and 10)

Disappointment.
Anger.
Happiness.
Jealousy.
15)

What keeps Joe from interacting with the people he sees on the street? (from Chapters 4 and 5)

His lack of money.
His shyness.
His alcoholism.
His criminal record.
16)

What force seems to drive Mr. Holmes? (from Chapters 7 and 8)

Greed.
Jealousy.
Love.
Compassion.
17)

Which of the following does NOT stop by the Howth's home on Christmas? (from Chapters 9 and 10)

Miss Herne.
Mr. Holmes.
Dr. Knowles.
Lois.
18)

In what month did the fire at the mill occur? (from Chapters 7 and 8)

July.
March.
October.
December.
19)

Why is the week after Christmas significant for Lois? (from Chapter 11)

She is opening a new business.
She is dying.
She is expanding her business.
She got a new horse and wagon.
20)

What is it expected that Dr. Knowles will do? (from Chapter 11)

Re-build the mill.
Continue his work with the poor.
Get financing for his commune.
Move to California.
21)

Where is Margret when Mr. Holmes finds her? (from Chapter 6)

Asleep in a meadow.
Walking slowly toward home.
Lying underneath a tree.
Sitting against a stone wall.
22)

What will Dr. Knowles call his new institution? (from Chapters 7 and 8)

House of Refuge.
The Knowles Research Center.
Knowles' Souls Center.
The Knowles Institute.
23)

Which of the following does Margret NOT see in the abandoned tavern? (from Chapter 6)

Orphans.
Drunks.
Teachers.
Tramps.
24)

What is Lois' philosophy? (from Chapters 7 and 8)

What goes around comes around.
A bird in the hand is worth one in the bush.
Everything will turn out in time.
You reap what you sow.
25)

What does Mr. Holmes think about as he passes Margret's door? (from Chapters 4 and 5)

The visions he had had of Margret as his wife.
The mill's profits.
His luncheon appointment.
Miss Herne.
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