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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. Who in Mattie’s family becomes ill with grippe in Chapter 25?
(a) Aunt Josie.
(b) Everyone.
(c) Abby and Chester.
(d) Uncle Fifty.

2. Royal Loomis tells Mattie that he wants to buy her what in Chapter 18?
(a) A train trip.
(b) A ring.
(c) A house.
(d) A car.

3. What do Mattie and Weaver borrow in order to visit Miss Wilcox before she leaves?
(a) A horse.
(b) A school bus.
(c) A car.
(d) A sled.

4. The picnic Mattie attends in Chapter 29 is in celebration of what?
(a) Easter Sunday.
(b) Autumn Harvest.
(c) Homecoming.
(d) Independence Day.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mattie visits her friend Minnie after the twins are born, how is Minnie’s mental state characterized?

2. The two time frames that alternate in each chapter of the novel are approximately how far apart?

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

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

5. What does Mattie give Weaver money for at the end of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Miss Wilcox send to Mattie in Chapter 27? What news does she relate in her letter?

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

8. How does Mattie’s relationship with Royal Loomis progress in Chapter 18? How does this relate to Grace Brown’s story?

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

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

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