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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Louisa Gokey in the novel?
(a) 16.
(b) 5.
(c) 14.
(d) 11.

2. Where does Mattie dream of going to college in the beginning of the novel?
(a) St. Mary's College.
(b) Barnard College.
(c) Douglass College.
(d) Sarah Lawrence College.

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

4. Whose name does Mattie recall on the letters upstairs under her mattress in the opening of the novel?
(a) Michael Gokley’s.
(b) Frank Loomis's.
(c) Tommy Hubbard's.
(d) Chester Gillette’s.

5. Who is the suitor that is pursuing Mattie in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Royal Loomis.
(b) Frank Loomis.
(c) Weaver Smith.
(d) Tommy Hubbard.

Short Answer Questions

1. The House of Mirth is a novel written in what style?

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

3. 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?

4. Where does Weaver Smith hope to move to attend college?

5. What is the name of the man who checked into the hotel with Grace Brown in the novel?

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