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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Weaver Smith is the first what in his family?
(a) Millionaire.
(b) Heir to royalty.
(c) Freeborn man.
(d) Man to marry in a church.

2. Who is the suitor that is pursuing Mattie in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Weaver Smith.
(b) Frank Loomis.
(c) Tommy Hubbard.
(d) Royal Loomis.

3. Mattie has earned the money that she spends at the grocery store/lending library in Eagle Bay by picking what plants?
(a) Cherries.
(b) Blackberries.
(c) Daisies.
(d) Fiddlehead ferns.

4. Chester Gillette attended preparatory school at what college?
(a) Rutgers College.
(b) Harvard College.
(c) Princeton College.
(d) Oberlin College.

5. When was Barnard College founded?
(a) 1841.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1789.
(d) 1889.

Short Answer Questions

1. The letter that Aunt Josie intercepts from the postmistress in Chapter 14 informs the addressee that what will happen to her house?

2. What’s the name of the boat that is dragging the lake in the beginning of the novel?

3. Where does Mattie dream of going to college in the beginning of the novel?

4. Where does Mattie go with Royal when she realizes they are officially dating in Chapter 15?

5. What is the name of the string of eight lakes that are featured in Mattie’s hometown in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Aunt Josie’s reply when Mattie asks her for financial assistance in Chapter 8?

2. What conflicts regarding the expected roles of women are introduced in Chapter 1?

3. What book does Miss Wilcox give to Mattie in Chapter 15? What are Mattie’s impressions of the book?

4. How is Uncle Fifty’s character described when he arrives in Chapter 11?

5. What is an example from the novel of Mattie’s tendency for romantic idealization?

6. Why has Uncle Fifty left in Chapter 12? How does his departure affect Mattie?

7. What promise does Uncle Fifty make to Mattie after he arrives? What gifts does he give to the Gokey children?

8. How is Mattie’s father described in the novel? What are his principle concerns in the beginning of the story?

9. What clue does Mattie discover in Grace Brown’s letters in Chapter 13? What does she do with this information?

10. Why does Mattie ask her Aunt Josie for financial help in Chapter 8?

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