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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Royal Loomis’s mother?
(a) Mary Loomis.
(b) Iva Loomis.
(c) Elizabeth Loomis.
(d) Erica Loomis.

2. How many of the family cows die from infection while Mattie is home in Chapter 25?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

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

5. What is the name of the head chef at the Glenmore Hotel?
(a) Mrs. Hubbard.
(b) Mrs. Ellis.
(c) Mrs. Hennessey.
(d) Mr. Maxwell.

6. When Mattie discovers Emmie Hubbard engaged in sexual activity with a man in Chapter 18, Mattie surmises that how many of Mrs. Hubbard’s children are illegitimate?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

7. Mattie compares her love for Royal with Grace Brown’s love for whom in Chapter 26?
(a) Chester Gillette.
(b) Mr. Maxwell.
(c) Tommy Hubbard.
(d) Weaver Smith.

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

9. Emily Dickinson was known for her penchant for what colored clothing?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

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

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

12. The picnic Mattie attends in Chapter 29 is in celebration of what?
(a) Easter Sunday.
(b) Autumn Harvest.
(c) Homecoming.
(d) Independence Day.

13. Mattie sends money to Aleeta Smith to cover what expenses at the end of the novel?
(a) Emmie Hubbard’s back-taxes.
(b) Her daughter’s wedding.
(c) Weaver's college tuition.
(d) A new car.

14. Royal Loomis tells Mattie that he wants to buy her what in Chapter 18?
(a) A ring.
(b) A car.
(c) A train trip.
(d) A house.

15. What has Miss Wilcox’s estranged husband appeared in order to do in Chapter 17?
(a) Convince his wife to become a writer.
(b) Convince his wife to return to him.
(c) Convince his wife to grant him a divorce.
(d) Convince his wife to give him custody of their children.

Short Answer Questions

1. While reading the works of Emily Dickinson in Chapter 23, Mattie considers whether what is incompatible with being a writer?

2. When she visits Miss Wilcox in Chapter 28, Mattie tells her she’s decided not to do what?

3. What is the name of Miss Wilcox’s estranged husband who appears in Chapter 17?

4. Where is Mattie departing for at the end of the novel?

5. What does Mattie give Weaver money for at the end of the novel?

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