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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the historical figure of Chester Gillette born?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Montana.

2. What does Mattie discover the works of Emily Baxter actually celebrate?
(a) Women’s independence.
(b) Racial segregation.
(c) Immoral sexual acts.
(d) Masculine independence.

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

4. What did Mattie’s mother die from in the novel?
(a) A brain aneurism.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Bubonic plague.
(d) Cancer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date did the historical figure of Grace Brown die?

2. Who is the tax collector that Aunt Josie intercepts a letter from in Chapter 14?

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

4. When Mattie asks Aunt Josie for financial help for college, Aunt Josie tells Mattie she’s as selfish as whom?

5. What teacher of Mattie’s shows enthusiasm for her acceptance to Barnard College?

(see the answer key)

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