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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the man who checked into the hotel with Grace Brown in the novel?
(a) Lawton Gokey.
(b) Carl Grahm.
(c) Frank Loomis.
(d) Francois Pierre Gauthier.

2. When was the historical figure, Grace Brown, born?
(a) May 12, 1884.
(b) June 16, 1899.
(c) March 20, 1886.
(d) July 14, 1905.

3. Why is the farm not producing as well as it once was, according to the narrator in Chapter 7?
(a) There aren’t enough hands to work it.
(b) The drought has caused the plants to die.
(c) The bank foreclosed on half the land.
(d) The flooding has killed the trees.

4. How are Minnie’s twins described when they are born?
(a) A boy and a girl.
(b) Identical girls.
(c) Two fraternal boys.
(d) Identical boys.

5. What is the name of Mattie’s five-year-old sister?
(a) Abby Gokey.
(b) Beth Gokey.
(c) Louisa Gokey.
(d) Ellen Gokey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the heroine in The House of Mirth?

2. What gift does Uncle Fifty give to Mattie during his visit?

3. Where does Mattie dream of going to college in the beginning of the novel?

4. Whose name does Mattie recall on the letters upstairs under her mattress in the opening of the novel?

5. By what name does Mattie refer to Aunt Josie’s husband in the narrative?

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