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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 is hired to help Mattie’s Pa with the farm in the end of the novel?
(a) Weaver Smith.
(b) Royal Loomis.
(c) Lawton Gokey.
(d) Tommy Hubbard.

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

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

4. What is the name of Emmie Hubbard’s eldest son?
(a) John Hubbard.
(b) Tommy Hubbard.
(c) Peter Hubbard.
(d) Jimmy Hubbard.

5. When Weaver hears of Mattie’s plans for the future in Chapter 28, he tells her she may as well do what?
(a) Go to Columbia.
(b) Move to Paris.
(c) Live in a convent.
(d) Marry a horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mattie accept from Royal Loomis in Chapter 25?

2. Who does Mattie learn Royal informed of Emmie Hubbard’s back-taxes in Chapter 29?

3. Emily Dickinson was known for her penchant for what colored clothing?

4. What happens to the men that beat up Weaver in Chapter 25?

5. What does Weaver decide to do after his mother’s been robbed in Chapter 32?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How is the character of Henry described in Chapter 21? What leads to Henry’s demotion?

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

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

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

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

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