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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Weaver is beaten up by three men when he stands up for himself after being called what?
(a) A sexist slur.
(b) A racial slur.
(c) A coward.
(d) A leper.

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

3. Mattie gets her father’s permission to go to work at the Glenmore Hotel in order to buy what?
(a) A new mule.
(b) A new carriage.
(c) Travel money for college.
(d) A new car.

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

5. What does Weaver decide to do after his mother’s been robbed in Chapter 32?
(a) Forego college.
(b) Move to Canada.
(c) Attend N.Y.U.
(d) Get married.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. What is the name of Miss Wilcox’s estranged husband who appears in Chapter 17?
(a) Teddy.
(b) James.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Peter.

13. Miss Wilcox admits to Mattie in Chapter 17 that her pseudonym is what?
(a) Martha Miller.
(b) Aleeta Smith.
(c) Minnie Compeau.
(d) Emily Baxter.

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 Excerpts from what historical documents are included in A Northern Light?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

15. What kind of dog is it that Mattie is paid to feed and walk at the Glenmore?
(a) Scottish Terrier.
(b) Great Dane.
(c) German Shepherd.
(d) Husky.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Weaver hears of Mattie’s plans for the future in Chapter 28, he tells her she may as well do what?

2. After Henry leaves out milk and causes it to explode, it comes to light that he was never really what?

3. Emmie Hubbard’s eldest son tells Mattie that his mother is upset after hearing word from whom in Chapter 18?

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

5. Henry, who works at the Glenmore, is originally from where?

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