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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is the hotel manager that Grace informs about Chester Gillette’s identity in the novel?
(a) Mr. Eckler.
(b) Mr. Thompson.
(c) Mr. Morrison.
(d) Mr. Maxwell.

6. Mattie has heard that the works of Emily Baxter are what before she reads them?
(a) Historically accurate.
(b) Indecent.
(c) Critically acclaimed.
(d) Well written.

7. 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.

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

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

10. What is Mattie’s father’s name in the novel?
(a) Richard Gokey.
(b) Lawton Gokey.
(c) Michael Gokey.
(d) James Gokey.

11. Each chapter in A Northern Light opens with what?
(a) An Irish ballad.
(b) A poem by Emily Dickinson.
(c) A Bible verse.
(d) A dictionary word.

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

13. How does Papa respond when he discovers Mattie’s spent most of her money at the floating lending library?
(a) He cries and leaves the room.
(b) He hugs Mattie.
(c) He hits Mattie.
(d) He laughs at Mattie.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Reading Grace Brown’s letters, Mattie discovers that Grace was what in Chapter 16?

3. What has happened to Lawton Gokey in the novel?

4. What is the name of Mattie’s fourteen-year-old sister?

5. How old is Louisa Gokey in the novel?

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