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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The historical account of Chester Gillette is that he met Grace Brown at his uncle’s skirt factory located where?
(a) Cortland, New York.
(b) Troy, New York.
(c) Loudonville, New York.
(d) Wynantskill, New York.

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

3. Who is Mattie’s teacher that has taught her “knowledge carries a damned high price”?
(a) Miss Wilcox.
(b) Miss Parrish.
(c) Miss Anderson.
(d) Miss Smith.

4. What is the name of Mattie’s older brother?
(a) Gerald Gokey.
(b) Peter Gokey.
(c) Lawton Gokey.
(d) Michael Gokey.

5. Why is the farm not producing as well as it once was, according to the narrator in Chapter 7?
(a) The drought has caused the plants to die.
(b) The flooding has killed the trees.
(c) The bank foreclosed on half the land.
(d) There aren’t enough hands to work it.

6. Weaver Smith is the first what in his family?
(a) Heir to royalty.
(b) Man to marry in a church.
(c) Freeborn man.
(d) Millionaire.

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

8. Who is the tax collector that Aunt Josie intercepts a letter from in Chapter 14?
(a) Arn Satterlee.
(b) Mr. Maxwell.
(c) Belinda Becker.
(d) Francois Pierre Gauthier.

9. What is the name of Royal Loomis’s father in the novel?
(a) Tommy Loomis.
(b) Edward Loomis.
(c) Frank Loomis.
(d) Michael Loomis.

10. How is Uncle Fifty related to Mattie?
(a) Uncle Fifty is her father’s older brother.
(b) Uncle Fifty is her mother’s uncle.
(c) Uncle Fifty is her mother’s younger brother.
(d) Uncle Fifty is her father’s younger brother.

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

12. Mattie’s Aunt Josie is married to what kind of businessman?
(a) A coal mine owner.
(b) A dairy farm owner.
(c) A cattle rancher.
(d) A sawmill owner.

13. What is the name of the string of eight lakes that are featured in Mattie’s hometown in the novel?
(a) The Great Cavern Lakes.
(b) The Upper Peninsula Lakes.
(c) The Tri-County Lakes.
(d) The Fulton Chain Lakes.

14. What is the only book Mattie’s Aunt Josie suggests she read?
(a) The Poems of Robert Frost.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The Farmer’s Almanac.
(d) Little Women.

15. Where does Mattie dream of going to college in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Douglass College.
(b) Barnard College.
(c) St. Mary's College.
(d) Sarah Lawrence College.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mattie impulsively spend most of her money on at the grocery store/lending library in Eagle Bay?

2. Where does Mattie go with Royal when she realizes they are officially dating in Chapter 15?

3. What did Mattie’s mother die from in the novel?

4. What is the name of the man who checked into the hotel with Grace Brown in the novel?

5. Mattie needs money for what expenses in order to attend college in the novel?

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