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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who runs the floating grocery store/lending library in Eagle Bay?
(a) Mr. Eckler.
(b) Mr. Maxwell.
(c) Weaver Smith.
(d) Mr. Anderson.

3. Who wrote The House of Mirth?
(a) Charlotte Bronte.
(b) Edith Wharton.
(c) Emily Dickinson.
(d) Emily Bronte.

4. Mattie has earned the money that she spends at the grocery store/lending library in Eagle Bay by picking what plants?
(a) Daisies.
(b) Fiddlehead ferns.
(c) Cherries.
(d) Blackberries.

5. The House of Mirth is a novel written in what style?
(a) Novel of manners.
(b) Science fiction.
(c) Absurdist fiction.
(d) Factional novel.

6. The letter that Aunt Josie intercepts from the postmistress in Chapter 14 informs the addressee that what will happen to her house?
(a) It will be sold at public auction.
(b) It will be renovated.
(c) It will be returned to the previous owner.
(d) It will be donated to charity.

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

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

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

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

11. What is the name of Mattie’s mother who passed away?
(a) Louisa Gokey.
(b) Ellen Gokey.
(c) Sarah Gokey.
(d) Beth Gokey.

12. Where does Mattie go with Royal when she realizes they are officially dating in Chapter 15?
(a) Horseback riding.
(b) Auto racing.
(c) Boating.
(d) Dancing.

13. How many children does Emmie Hubbard have?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

14. By what name does Uncle Fifty go by as a French river man?
(a) Jean Georges Vongerichen.
(b) Jean Pierre Napoleon.
(c) Kouider Zouiche.
(d) Francois Pierre Gauthier.

15. The Glenmore Hotel is located by what body of water?
(a) Lake Michigan.
(b) Lake Ontario.
(c) Big Moose Lake.
(d) Lost Trout Lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the historical figure of Chester Gillette born?

2. What is the name of the string of eight lakes that are featured in Mattie’s hometown in the novel?

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

4. In Chapter 10, Mattie draws parallels between her promise to burn Grace Brown's letters and the promise she made to her dying mother to do what?

5. Chester Gillette attended preparatory school at what college?

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