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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Wife's Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Rebecca Harding Davis’s eldest son who became a writer and journalist?
(a) John Harding Davis
(b) Richard Harding Davis
(c) James Harding Davis
(d) Peter Harding Davis

2. How many children did Rebecca Harding Davis have?
(a) 7
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1

3. The author of “A Biographical Interpretation” states that Rebecca Harding Davis grew up along what river?
(a) The Ohio River
(b) The Hudson River
(c) The Colorado River
(d) The Columbus River

4. What is the name of the narrator’s husband in “The Wife’s Story”?
(a) Dr. Manning
(b) Mr. Mason
(c) Dr. Smithfield
(d) Dr. Anderson

5. What is the narrator’s name in “The Wife’s Story”?
(a) Deborah
(b) Anne
(c) Hester
(d) Janey

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man that goes about town lighting the lamps at dusk in “Life in the Iron Mills”?

2. The mill where Hugh Wolfe works makes iron for what in “Life in the Iron Mills”?

3. What word does the narrator use in the beginning of “Life in the Iron Mills” to refer to a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement?

4. How many children did the narrator’s husband have from his first marriage in “The Wife’s Story”?

5. Of whom does the narrator say Hugh had found “a Man all- knowing, all-seeing, crowned by Nature, reigning” in “Life in the Iron Mills”?

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