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

2. How much is the tip that Mr. Maxwell leaves Mattie after exposing himself in Chapter 21?
(a) $1.
(b) $.50.
(c) $2.
(d) $5.

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

4. The servant girls at the Glenmore trick Mr. Maxwell into falling into what in Chapter 31?
(a) Dog excrement.
(b) The lake.
(c) The river.
(d) A pile of hay.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Mattie and Weaver borrow in order to visit Miss Wilcox before she leaves?

2. Why did Royal supposedly inform against Emmie Hubbard’s back-taxes in Chapter 29?

3. Mattie compares her love for Royal with Grace Brown’s love for whom in Chapter 26?

4. What is Mattie trained as at the Glenmore Hotel?

5. While reading Emily Dickinson in the beginning of Chapter 23, Mattie realizes that all the authors she admires are what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the relationship between Mattie and Royal Loomis progress in Chapter 25?

2. How are the themes of duty and responsibility illustrated in Chapters 23-26?

3. What event takes place surrounding Weaver Smith’s character in Chapter 22?

4. What decision does Mattie relate to Miss Wilcox when she visits her in Chapter 28? How does Miss Wilcox respond?

5. What discovery does Mattie make while reading the works of Emily Dickinson in Chapter 23?

6. How does the apprehension of the three trappers affect Weaver Smith in Chapter 24?

7. How is the character of Mr. Maxwell introduced in Chapter 20? What are Mattie’s impressions of this character?

8. What news does Pa bring to Mattie regarding Weaver Smith’s family in Chapter 32?

9. How does Mattie begin to equate Weaver Smith’s situation to that of Grace Brown in Chapter 33?

10. How is Mattie trained at the Glenmore Hotel? Who does she work for?

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