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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) 3 years ago.
(b) 2 months ago.
(c) 2 weeks ago.
(d) 7 months ago.

2. Barnard College has been associated with what university since 1900?
(a) Columbia University.
(b) Boston University.
(c) Rutgers University.
(d) Princeton University.

3. The letter that Aunt Josie intercepts from the postmistress in Chapter 14 is intended for whom?
(a) Emmie Hubbard.
(b) Frank Loomis.
(c) Mrs. Maxwell.
(d) Michael Gokey.

4. In what county does most of the novel take place?
(a) Marin County.
(b) Siskiyou County.
(c) Clark County.
(d) Herkimer County.

5. When Mattie asks Aunt Josie for financial help for college, Aunt Josie tells Mattie she’s as selfish as whom?
(a) Beth Gokey.
(b) Lawton Gokey.
(c) Michael Gokey.
(d) Louisa Gokey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grace Brown’s last letter to Chester Gillette was dated when?

2. What is the last name of Mattie’s Aunt Josie?

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

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

5. Each chapter in A Northern Light opens with what?

(see the answer key)

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