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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 31-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Miss Wilcox admits to Mattie in Chapter 17 that her pseudonym is what?
(a) Aleeta Smith.
(b) Minnie Compeau.
(c) Martha Miller.
(d) Emily Baxter.

2. Where does Mr. Maxwell always sit in the dining room at the Glenmore?
(a) Table 3.
(b) Table 10.
(c) Table 1.
(d) Table 6.

3. What age was Minnie Compeau when she left school?
(a) 13.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

4. The letter that Aunt Josie intercepts from the postmistress in Chapter 14 informs the addressee that what will happen to her house?
(a) It will be donated to charity.
(b) It will be returned to the previous owner.
(c) It will be sold at public auction.
(d) It will be renovated.

5. Each chapter in A Northern Light opens with what?
(a) A dictionary word.
(b) An Irish ballad.
(c) A poem by Emily Dickinson.
(d) A Bible verse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mattie do in her work for Miss Wilcox in Chapter 17?

2. What does Mattie mail to Royal Loomis at the end of the novel?

3. What is the last name of Mattie’s Aunt Josie?

4. What do Mattie and Weaver borrow in order to visit Miss Wilcox before she leaves?

5. How long must Mattie leave her work at the hotel to tend to ill relatives in Chapter 25?

(see the answer key)

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