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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. When she visits Miss Wilcox in Chapter 28, Mattie tells her she’s decided to do what?
(a) Marry Royal Loomis.
(b) Enroll in Harvard University.
(c) Start college in one year.
(d) Leave for college immediately.

2. What has Miss Wilcox’s estranged husband appeared in order to do in Chapter 17?
(a) Convince his wife to grant him a divorce.
(b) Convince his wife to return to him.
(c) Convince his wife to give him custody of their children.
(d) Convince his wife to become a writer.

3. On whose desk does Mattie leave Grace Brown’s letters in the end of the novel?
(a) Mr. Morrison’s.
(b) Mr. Eckler's.
(c) Uncle Fifty's.
(d) Mr. Maxwell’s.

4. When Mattie visits her friend Minnie after the twins are born, how is Minnie’s mental state characterized?
(a) Blissful.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Overjoyed.
(d) Exuberant.

5. How many of the family cows die from infection while Mattie is home in Chapter 25?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Less than how many of Emily Dickinson’s poems were published in her lifetime?

2. Where does one of the servants at the Glenmore lure Mr. Maxwell in Chapter 31?

3. When Mattie discovers Emmie Hubbard engaged in sexual activity with a man in Chapter 18, Mattie surmises that how many of Mrs. Hubbard’s children are illegitimate?

4. What kind of dog is it that Mattie is paid to feed and walk at the Glenmore?

5. Who is Royal’s ex-girlfriend that Mattie sees him arguing with at the picnic in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Mattie and her coworkers elicit revenge on Mr. Maxwell in Chapter 31?

3. What does Mattie discover at the home of Emmie Hubbard in Chapter 18?

4. What are Mattie’s principle concerns about her relationship with Royal in Chapter 18? What does Tommy Hubbard relate to Mattie in this chapter?

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

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

7. What information does Martha Miller present to Mattie regarding her engagement to Royal Loomis in Chapter 29?

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

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

10. How do the events in Chapters 20-22 affect Mattie’s perception of the world around her?

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