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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Emily Baxter is said to be what kind of writer in the novel?
(a) An essayist.
(b) A historical romantic novelist.
(c) A science-fiction novelist.
(d) A poet.

3. Who does Mattie tell about Miss Wilcox’s secret pseudonym in Chapters 17-19?
(a) Belinda Becker.
(b) No one.
(c) Mrs. Hennessey.
(d) Royal Loomis.

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

5. Who invites Mattie to her home and gives her books in Chapters 15-16?
(a) Miss Gillette.
(b) Miss Parris.
(c) Miss Wilcox.
(d) Mrs. Hennessey.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Grace Brown was historically murdered, she was supposedly knocked unconscious with what object?

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

3. What is the name of Miss Wilcox’s estranged husband who appears in Chapter 17?

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

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

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