1. Where does Weaver Smith hope to move to attend college?
(a) Chicago, Illinois.
(b) Hartford, Connecticut.
(c) Boston, Massachusetts.
(d) New York, New York.

2. Reading Grace Brown’s letters, Mattie discovers that Grace was what in Chapter 16?
(a) Pregnant.
(b) Widowed.
(c) Currently married.
(d) An orphan.

3. How does Royal Loomis respond when Mattie tells him about her desires to go to college?
(a) He urges her to go.
(b) He doesn’t understand.
(c) He suggests a different college.
(d) He gives her money for travel.

4. Grace Brown’s last letter to Chester Gillette was dated when?
(a) June 16, 1905.
(b) July 1, 1905.
(c) July 5, 1906.
(d) July 11, 1906.

5. How much money does Uncle Fifty promise to give Mattie for her trip to attend college?
(a) $10.
(b) $50.
(c) $30.
(d) $20.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How are Minnie’s twins described when they are born?

3. Where does Mattie dream of going to college in the beginning of the novel?

4. The letter that Aunt Josie intercepts from the postmistress in Chapter 14 informs the addressee that what will happen to her house?

5. When was Barnard College founded?

(see the answer key)

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