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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Anne.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Biblical figure, the son of Isaac, does the narrator denote having been deprived of his birthright in “Life in the Iron Mills”?
(a) Esau
(b) Abel
(c) Peter
(d) Cain

2. How many men are in the group of visitors that come through the mill where Hugh works in “Life in the Iron Mills”?
(a) 2-3
(b) 8-9
(c) 10-11
(d) 5-6

3. What establishment does the narrator describe across the street when she looks out window in the beginning of “Life in the Iron Mills”?
(a) A tavern
(b) A barbershop
(c) A grocer’s shop
(d) A funeral parlor

4. Deborah tells Hugh when she brings him food at work that she fears the ale is a bit what, in “Life in the Iron Mills”?
(a) Sour
(b) Bitter
(c) Moldy
(d) Sweet

5. How does the narrator describe Janey’s eyes in “Life in the Iron Mills”?
(a) Mexican
(b) Spanish
(c) Armenian
(d) Milesian

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the narrator and her husband live before they move in “The Wife’s Story”?

2. What does Hugh use to commit suicide in jail in “Life in the Iron Mills”?

3. The mill where Hugh works in “Life in the Iron Mills” is described as being by the river and how far below the city-limits?

4. What word used in “Life in the Iron Mills” refers to a crystalline alkaloid used as a pesticide?

5. Rebecca Harding Davis supported her young family by working as an editor for what publication?

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