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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date does the narrator begin the story while describing standing on the porch of the Glenmore?
(a) June 16, 1899.
(b) September 1, 1905.
(c) July 14, 1905.
(d) July 12, 1906.

2. What is the name of the string of eight lakes that are featured in Mattie’s hometown in the novel?
(a) The Fulton Chain Lakes.
(b) The Upper Peninsula Lakes.
(c) The Great Cavern Lakes.
(d) The Tri-County Lakes.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What age was Minnie Compeau when she left school?

2. 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?

3. What is the name of Mattie’s fourteen-year-old sister?

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

5. How old is Mattie in the beginning of the novel?

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