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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. What is the last name of Mattie’s Aunt Josie?
(a) Aber.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Smith.

2. Weaver Smith struggles with his identity in the novel when he is misinterpreted as what at the rail station?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A porter.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) An engineer.

3. When was the historical figure, Grace Brown, born?
(a) June 16, 1899.
(b) May 12, 1884.
(c) July 14, 1905.
(d) March 20, 1886.

4. How does Papa respond when he discovers Mattie’s spent most of her money at the floating lending library?
(a) He hits Mattie.
(b) He hugs Mattie.
(c) He cries and leaves the room.
(d) He laughs at Mattie.

5. On what date does the narrator begin the story while describing standing on the porch of the Glenmore?
(a) July 12, 1906.
(b) June 16, 1899.
(c) July 14, 1905.
(d) September 1, 1905.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has happened to Lawton Gokey in the novel?

2. Emily Baxter is said to be what kind of writer in the novel?

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

4. Where does is say Grace Brown lived on the register at the hotel?

5. The letter that Aunt Josie intercepts from the postmistress in Chapter 14 is intended for whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mattie realize while out boating with Royal Loomis in Chapter 15? How does she feel about the realization?

2. How is the character of Royal Loomis described in the novel? How is his relationship with Mattie characterized?

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

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

5. How is the character of Emmie Hubbard described? What information does the reader learn of Emmie’s situation in Chapter 14?

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

7. How does Mattie feel about her involvement in the crisis that occurs in the opening of the novel?

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

9. What exchange takes place between Pa and Miss Wilcox in Chapter 12? What repercussions does this have for Mattie?

10. How is the character of Grace Brown depicted in the novel? What is the historical truth of this character?

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