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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the men that beat up Weaver in Chapter 25?
(a) They are awarded money.
(b) They are jailed.
(c) They are hanged.
(d) They are freed.

2. By what mode of transportation is Mattie leaving in the end of the novel?
(a) Airplane.
(b) Car.
(c) Ship.
(d) Train.

3. When was Emily Dickinson born?
(a) 1830.
(b) 1798.
(c) 1881.
(d) 1900.

4. The book by Emily Baxter that Mattie receives in the mail from Miss Wilcox is a book of what?
(a) Short stories.
(b) Essays.
(c) Limericks.
(d) Poems.

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

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 Excerpts from what historical documents are included in A Northern Light?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

7. What is the name of the mule that dies in Chapter 20?
(a) Pleasant.
(b) Vina.
(c) Wilba.
(d) Willie.

8. What is the title of Emily Baxter’s new book that Mattie received in the mail in Chapter 27?
(a) Absence of Fact.
(b) An Eternal Innocence.
(c) A Woman's Dream.
(d) Threnody.

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

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

11. Why did Royal supposedly inform against Emmie Hubbard’s back-taxes in Chapter 29?
(a) He wants Emmie’s property.
(b) He wants to have an affair with Emmie.
(c) He wants to marry Emmie’s daughter.
(d) He wants Emmie to get divorced.

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

13. Where does one of the servants at the Glenmore lure Mr. Maxwell in Chapter 31?
(a) To the bathroom.
(b) To the attic.
(c) To the lake.
(d) To the river.

14. Why has Miss Baxter lost her job at the school in Chapter 27?
(a) Her identity has been revealed.
(b) She was caught cheating on finals.
(c) Her husband filed for divorce.
(d) She was caught with a student.

15. What is the name of the dog that Mattie is paid to feed and walk at the Glenmore?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Barney.
(c) Rover.
(d) Maxwell.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Miss Wilcox send to Mattie with the book in Chapter 27?

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

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

4. Who invites Aleeta Smith to stay with her after she’s been robbed?

5. How long must Mattie leave her work at the hotel to tend to ill relatives in Chapter 25?

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