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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Deborah stood at the spools at her job in the beginning of “Life in the Iron Mills”?
(a) 10 hours
(b) 12 hours
(c) 6 hours
(d) 8 hours

2. From whom did Deborah presumably steal the money in “Life in the Iron Mills”?
(a) Mr. Kirby
(b) Mr. Mitchell
(c) Dr. May
(d) Mr. Wolfe

3. Mrs. Palmer gets on a train going where after withdrawing her bonds at the trust company in “Anne”?
(a) Philadelphia
(b) Boston
(c) New York
(d) Connecticut

4. What does the narrator say Anne had in her hands when she fell asleep in the beginning of “Anne”?
(a) Red roses
(b) Blueberries
(c) Yellow daisies
(d) Lilacs

5. Doctor May reads Hugh’s sentence to his wife from the newspaper how long after the night when they discussed the sculpture in “Life in the Iron Mills”?
(a) 6 weeks
(b) 1 month
(c) 2 weeks
(d) 6 months

Short Answer Questions

1. Of Hugh Wolfe, the narrator says in “Life in the Iron Mills,” “His soul within him was smothering to death; he wanted so much, thought so much, and knew” what?

2. What word from “Life in the Iron Mills” means the state of being at rest, calm, or asleep?

3. Mrs. Palmer, when she first awakens in “Anne,” recalls that her voice left her at what age?

4. The narrator describes “Jacky’s rough voice” as being like what in “The Wife’s Story”?

5. 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?

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