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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long ago has Mattie’s mother died in the beginning of the narrative?
(a) 7 months ago.
(b) 2 months ago.
(c) 2 weeks ago.
(d) 3 years ago.

2. The letter that Aunt Josie intercepts from the postmistress in Chapter 14 informs the addressee that she has failed to do what?
(a) Fill out voter registration.
(b) Sign her marriage certificate.
(c) Leave the Will.
(d) Pay back-taxes.

3. By what name does Mattie refer to Aunt Josie’s husband in the narrative?
(a) Uncle Vernon.
(b) Uncle Jimmy.
(c) Uncle Billy.
(d) Uncle Peter.

4. Each chapter in A Northern Light opens with what?
(a) A dictionary word.
(b) A poem by Emily Dickinson.
(c) A Bible verse.
(d) An Irish ballad.

5. What age was Minnie Compeau when she left school?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chester Gillette attended preparatory school at what college?

2. How much money does Uncle Fifty promise to give Mattie for her trip to attend college?

3. How old is Louisa Gokey in the novel?

4. Mattie has earned the money that she spends at the grocery store/lending library in Eagle Bay by picking what plants?

5. What kind of boat serves as the floating grocery store and lending library in the novel?

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