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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. Where does Miss Wilcox say she intends to flee to in her letter in Chapter 27?
(a) Madrid.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Chicago.

2. By what mode of transportation is Mattie leaving in the end of the novel?
(a) Car.
(b) Train.
(c) Airplane.
(d) Ship.

3. The two time frames that alternate in each chapter of the novel are approximately how far apart?
(a) A few months.
(b) A week.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Three years.

4. What is the name of Minnie’s husband in the novel?
(a) Eric Compeau.
(b) Jim Compeau.
(c) Richard Compeau.
(d) Royal Compeau.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long must Mattie leave her work at the hotel to tend to ill relatives in Chapter 25?

2. Why has Miss Baxter lost her job at the school in Chapter 27?

3. Mattie gets her father’s permission to go to work at the Glenmore Hotel in order to buy what?

4. Who is hired to help Mattie’s Pa with the farm in the end of the novel?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of appearances versus reality manifested in A Northern Light?

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

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

4. Where is Miss Wilcox planning to depart for in Chapter 27? How does Mattie visit her teacher?

5. What does Mattie learn about Royal Loomis’s involvement in the foreclosure of Emmie Hubbard’s home in Chapter 29?

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

7. What event leads to Mattie’s employment at the Glenmore Hotel? How?

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

9. What work has Mattie begun doing for Miss Wilcox in Chapter 17? What does she discover when she arrives?

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

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