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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 donated to charity.
(d) It will be returned to the previous owner.

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

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

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

5. Pa tells Mattie in Chapter 12 that if she leaves the family to go to college, then he will do what?
(a) Give her the inheritance left by his aunt.
(b) See that she has the money to start her career.
(c) See that she obtains a good dowry.
(d) o longer welcome her into his home.

6. Grace Brown’s last letter to Chester Gillette was dated when?
(a) July 5, 1906.
(b) July 11, 1906.
(c) June 16, 1905.
(d) July 1, 1905.

7. What is the name of Mattie’s fourteen-year-old sister?
(a) Louisa Gokey.
(b) Ellen Gokey.
(c) Abby Gokey.
(d) Beth Gokey.

8. What kind of boat serves as the floating grocery store and lending library in the novel?
(a) An ocean liner.
(b) A crab boat.
(c) A trolling boat.
(d) A pickle boat.

9. What’s the name of the boat that is dragging the lake in the beginning of the novel?
(a) The Zilpha.
(b) The U.S.S. Constitution.
(c) The Machida.
(d) The Santa Maria.

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

11. How old is Louisa Gokey in the novel?
(a) 14.
(b) 5.
(c) 11.
(d) 16.

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

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

14. Where does is say Grace Brown lived on the register at the hotel?
(a) North Hartford.
(b) Troy.
(c) South Otselic.
(d) Brooklyn.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the real name of the character called “Cook” in the novel?

2. Chester Gillette attended preparatory school at what college?

3. Who wrote The House of Mirth?

4. How does Papa respond when he discovers Mattie’s spent most of her money at the floating lending library?

5. Who announces that Uncle Fifty has skipped town?

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