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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mattie’s principle concern about Royal Loomis in Chapter 18 is that he’s never told her what?
(a) That he loves her.
(b) About his inheritance.
(c) That he wants children.
(d) About his involvement in the murder.

2. 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) Go to Columbia.
(c) Marry a horse.
(d) Live in a convent.

3. For what reason does Mattie go to Emmie Hubbard’s home in Chapter 18?
(a) To borrow money from her.
(b) To give money to her.
(c) To loan her a novel.
(d) To console her.

4. Weaver Smith’s ancestors were slaves where?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Mississippi.

5. After Henry leaves out milk and causes it to explode, it comes to light that he was never really what?
(a) An heir to Parisian royalty.
(b) A restaurant owner in Egypt.
(c) A businessman on Wall Street.
(d) A chef in a fine European restaurant.

6. What does Mattie mail to Royal Loomis at the end of the novel?
(a) Her father's will.
(b) Her college acceptance letter.
(c) Her engagement ring.
(d) Money for land.

7. Where does Henry leave some jars of milk, causing them to explode, in the narrative?
(a) On the floor.
(b) In the entranceway.
(c) On the porch.
(d) On the stove.

8. What does Mattie accept from Royal Loomis in Chapter 25?
(a) An engagement ring.
(b) A feather boa.
(c) A correspondence notebook.
(d) A horse.

9. Who is responsible for the robbing of Aleeta Smith?
(a) Weaver Smith.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard.
(c) Three trappers.
(d) Chester Cleveland.

10. Where is Mattie departing for at the end of the novel?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) Boston, Massachusetts.
(d) Hartford, Connecticut.

11. Where is Weaver going to attend college at the end of the novel?
(a) Rutgers University.
(b) Columbia University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Princeton University.

12. What does Mattie do in her work for Miss Wilcox in Chapter 17?
(a) She walks her dogs.
(b) She organizes her books.
(c) She tends to the horses.
(d) She tends to her garden.

13. Who does Mattie learn Royal informed of Emmie Hubbard’s back-taxes in Chapter 29?
(a) Uncle Fifty.
(b) Arn Satterlee.
(c) Lawton Gokey.
(d) Belinda Becker.

14. While reading the works of Emily Dickinson in Chapter 23, Mattie considers whether what is incompatible with being a writer?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Leaving the house.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Marriage.

15. What does Weaver Smith hope to be one day?
(a) A train engineer.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mattie sends money to Aleeta Smith to cover what expenses at the end of the novel?

2. Weaver is beaten up by three men when he stands up for himself after being called what?

3. Royal Loomis tells Mattie that he wants to buy her what in Chapter 18?

4. When she visits Miss Wilcox in Chapter 28, Mattie tells her she’s decided to do what?

5. On whose desk does Mattie leave Grace Brown’s letters in the end of the novel?

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