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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mr. Maxwell always sit in the dining room at the Glenmore?
(a) Table 3.
(b) Table 6.
(c) Table 1.
(d) Table 10.

2. The title of Emily Baxter’s new book that Mattie receives in Chapter 27 means what?
(a) A mourning hymn.
(b) An Egyptian goddess.
(c) An Irish ballad.
(d) An ancient ship.

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

4. While reading Emily Dickinson in the beginning of Chapter 23, Mattie realizes that all the authors she admires are what?
(a) Novelists.
(b) Spinsters.
(c) Poets.
(d) Essayists.

5. Mattie sends money to her father to pay for what in the end of the novel?
(a) He sister's wedding.
(b) A new car.
(c) Her sister's tuition.
(d) A new mule.

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

7. Weaver is beaten up by three men who are what in Chapter 22?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Gravediggers.
(d) Trappers.

8. How much money does Miss Wilcox send to Mattie with the book in Chapter 27?
(a) $1.
(b) $3.
(c) $10.
(d) $5.

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

10. Royal’s ex-girlfriend confronts Mattie with her belief that Royal wants to marry Mattie for what reason in Chapter 29?
(a) In order to obtain Mattie's future.
(b) In order to prevent Mattie from learning.
(c) Because Mattie is pregnant.
(d) In order to obtain her land.

11. The servant girls at the Glenmore trick Mr. Maxwell into falling into what in Chapter 31?
(a) Dog excrement.
(b) A pile of hay.
(c) The river.
(d) The lake.

12. What causes Mattie internal conflict regarding the letters of Grace Brown in the novel?
(a) Mattie promised Grace she would burn them.
(b) Mattie promised Grace she would deliver them to the police.
(c) Mattie promised Grace she would deliver them to Chester.
(d) Mattie promised Grace she would edit them.

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

14. When did Emily Dickinson die?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1886.

15. When Grace Brown was historically murdered, she was supposedly knocked unconscious with what object?
(a) A golf club.
(b) A baseball bat.
(c) A tennis racket.
(d) A polo stick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Weaver going to attend college at the end of the novel?

2. What does Mattie do in her work for Miss Wilcox in Chapter 17?

3. What is Henry’s original position at the Glenmore Hotel?

4. Mattie arrives at Emmie Hubbard’s home to discover Emmie engaged in sexual relations with whom in Chapter 18?

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

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