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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote The House of Mirth?
(a) Emily Bronte.
(b) Edith Wharton.
(c) Emily Dickinson.
(d) Charlotte Bronte.

2. What is the real name of the character called “Cook” in the novel?
(a) Mrs. Hennessey.
(b) Mrs. Ellis.
(c) Mrs. Gauthier.
(d) Mrs. Maxwell.

3. In what neighborhood is Barnard College located?
(a) Morningside Heights.
(b) SoHo.
(c) Brooklyn Heights.
(d) The Upper East Side.

4. Weaver Smith struggles with his identity in the novel when he is misinterpreted as what at the rail station?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A doctor.
(c) An engineer.
(d) A porter.

5. In Chapter 10, Mattie draws parallels between her promise to burn Grace Brown's letters and the promise she made to her dying mother to do what?
(a) Help raise her sisters.
(b) Burn her father's will.
(c) Marry Royal Loomis.
(d) Write a best-selling novel.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was The House of Mirth first published?

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

3. How does Papa respond when he discovers Mattie’s spent most of her money at the floating lending library?

4. Weaver Smith is the first what in his family?

5. How old is Louisa Gokey in the novel?

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