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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was The House of Mirth first published?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1905.

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

3. What does Mattie impulsively spend most of her money on at the grocery store/lending library in Eagle Bay?
(a) An elegant ink pen.
(b) A rose brooch.
(c) A romantic novel.
(d) A composition book.

4. What mountain range is the backdrop in the novel’s setting?
(a) The Appalachian Mountains.
(b) The Rocky Mountains.
(c) The Sierra Nevada Mountains.
(d) The Adirondack Mountains

5. Who runs the floating grocery store/lending library in Eagle Bay?
(a) Mr. Maxwell.
(b) Mr. Eckler.
(c) Weaver Smith.
(d) Mr. Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what date did the historical figure of Grace Brown die?

3. From what narrative perspective is A Northern Light related?

4. What is the name of the string of eight lakes that are featured in Mattie’s hometown in the novel?

5. Who does the narrator describe as sitting on “the porch until the end of time, rapping her cane on the railing for more lemonade” in the beginning of the novel?

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