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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose name does Mattie recall on the letters upstairs under her mattress in the opening of the novel?
(a) Tommy Hubbard's.
(b) Michael Gokley’s.
(c) Frank Loomis's.
(d) Chester Gillette’s.

3. Chester Gillette’s parents renounced material wealth to join what organization?
(a) The Salvation Army.
(b) The Church of Scientology.
(c) The Christian Scientists.
(d) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

4. Where did Grace Brown’s parents live?
(a) Princeton, New Jersey.
(b) Hartford, Connecticut.
(c) South Otselic, New York.
(d) Troy, New York.

5. What mountain range is the backdrop in the novel’s setting?
(a) The Adirondack Mountains
(b) The Sierra Nevada Mountains.
(c) The Rocky Mountains.
(d) The Appalachian Mountains.

6. What teacher of Mattie’s shows enthusiasm for her acceptance to Barnard College?
(a) Miss James.
(b) Miss Wilcox.
(c) Miss Parrish.
(d) Miss Ross.

7. When was the historical figure, Grace Brown, born?
(a) March 20, 1886.
(b) June 16, 1899.
(c) July 14, 1905.
(d) May 12, 1884.

8. Who is the suitor that is pursuing Mattie in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Royal Loomis.
(b) Tommy Hubbard.
(c) Frank Loomis.
(d) Weaver Smith.

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

10. Who is the heroine in The House of Mirth?
(a) Aleeta Smith.
(b) Lily Bart.
(c) Emily Wilcox.
(d) Sarah Stuart.

11. On what date does the narrator begin the story while describing standing on the porch of the Glenmore?
(a) June 16, 1899.
(b) September 1, 1905.
(c) July 14, 1905.
(d) July 12, 1906.

12. What movement is the writer Emily Baxter associated with in the novel?
(a) Feminism.
(b) Romanticism.
(c) Dadaism.
(d) Absurdism.

13. Mattie needs money for what expenses in order to attend college in the novel?
(a) Books and travel.
(b) Entrance fees.
(c) Room and board.
(d) Tuition fees.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what neighborhood is Barnard College located?

3. What is the name of Royal Loomis’s father in the novel?

4. The House of Mirth is a novel written in what style?

5. Uncle Fifty shows up in Chapter 11 with a bundle of money from where?

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