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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What’s the name of the boat that is dragging the lake in the beginning of the novel?
(a) The Santa Maria.
(b) The U.S.S. Constitution.
(c) The Zilpha.
(d) The Machida.

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

5. The House of Mirth is a novel written in what style?
(a) Absurdist fiction.
(b) Factional novel.
(c) Science fiction.
(d) Novel of manners.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote The House of Mirth?

2. Where was the historical figure of Chester Gillette born?

3. Mattie’s Aunt Josie is married to what kind of businessman?

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

5. By what name does Uncle Fifty go by as a French river man?

(see the answer key)

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