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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Weaver hears of Mattie’s plans for the future in Chapter 28, he tells her she may as well do what?
(a) Move to Paris.
(b) Live in a convent.
(c) Go to Columbia.
(d) Marry a horse.

2. Who does Mattie have nightmares about in Chapter 30?
(a) Grace Brown.
(b) Lawton Gokey.
(c) Beth Gokey.
(d) Mr. Eckler.

3. How long must Mattie leave her work at the hotel to tend to ill relatives in Chapter 25?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 month.

4. What has happened with Aleeta Smith’s house in Chapter 31?
(a) It’s been auctioned.
(b) It’s been burned down.
(c) It's been renovated.
(d) It's been sold to a banker.

5. Where did Emily Dickinson spend her life?
(a) Caspar, Wyoming.
(b) New York, New York.
(c) San Francisco, California.
(d) Amherst, Massachusetts.

6. Who in Mattie’s family becomes ill with grippe in Chapter 25?
(a) Abby and Chester.
(b) Uncle Fifty.
(c) Everyone.
(d) Aunt Josie.

7. The two time frames that alternate in each chapter of the novel are approximately how far apart?
(a) A few months.
(b) A week.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Three years.

8. How does Miss Wilcox appear in response to Mattie’s decision about her future in Chapter 28?
(a) Overjoyed.
(b) Proud.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Jealous.

9. Who invites Aleeta Smith to stay with her after she’s been robbed?
(a) Abby Gokey.
(b) Emmie Hubbard.
(c) Mrs. Hennessey.
(d) Martha Miller.

10. Who does Mattie tell about Miss Wilcox’s secret pseudonym in Chapters 17-19?
(a) Belinda Becker.
(b) No one.
(c) Mrs. Hennessey.
(d) Royal Loomis.

11. Mattie arrives at Emmie Hubbard’s home to discover Emmie engaged in sexual relations with whom in Chapter 18?
(a) Frank Loomis.
(b) Uncle Fifty.
(c) Royal Loomis.
(d) Lawton Gokey.

12. When Mattie visits her friend Minnie after the twins are born, how is Minnie’s mental state characterized?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Overjoyed.
(c) Blissful.
(d) Exuberant.

13. Excerpts from what historical documents are included in A Northern Light?
(a) The Declaration of Independence.
(b) Chester Gillette’s murder transcripts.
(c) Chester Gillette's letters.
(d) Grace Brown’s letters.

14. What do Mattie and Weaver borrow in order to visit Miss Wilcox before she leaves?
(a) A car.
(b) A school bus.
(c) A sled.
(d) A horse.

15. Emmie Hubbard’s eldest son tells Mattie that his mother is upset after hearing word from whom in Chapter 18?
(a) Mr. Eckler.
(b) Frank Loomis.
(c) Uncle Fifty.
(d) Arn Satterlee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the mule that dies in Chapter 20?

2. Who is Royal’s ex-girlfriend that Mattie sees him arguing with at the picnic in Chapter 29?

3. Less than how many of Emily Dickinson’s poems were published in her lifetime?

4. What does Mattie mail to Royal Loomis at the end of the novel?

5. For what reason does Mattie go to Emmie Hubbard’s home in Chapter 18?

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