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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who announces that Uncle Fifty has skipped town?
(a) Tommy Hubbard.
(b) Mr. Maxwell.
(c) Emmie Hubbard.
(d) Mr. Eckler.

3. 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.

4. Where did Uncle Fifty show up drunk and passed out when he arrived at Mattie’s family home?
(a) In a horse trough.
(b) On the front porch.
(c) In a manure pile.
(d) In a pile of hay.

5. From what narrative perspective is A Northern Light related?
(a) Second person.
(b) First person.
(c) Fourth person.
(d) Third person.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What is Mattie’s father’s name in the novel?

4. Who carries in the body of Grace Brown in the beginning of the novel?

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

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