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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Rebecca Harding Davis born?
(a) New York, New York
(b) Wheeling, West Virginia
(c) New Hope, Pennsylvania
(d) Washington, Pennsylvania

2. 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?
(a) Maestro
(b) Debutante
(c) Diva
(d) Dilettante

3. What sentence does Hugh Wolfe receive in “Life in the Iron Mills”?
(a) 5 years hard labor
(b) 19 years hard labor
(c) 3 years solitary confinement
(d) 2 years parole

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

5. Where does Deborah hide the money she’s stolen when Hugh falls asleep after they’ve arrived home from the mill in “Life in the Iron Mills”?
(a) In the attic
(b) In her apron pocket
(c) In her jewelry box
(d) In Hugh’s pocket

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Mrs. Palmer made investments in the West, according to the narrator of “Anne”?

2. What servant does Mrs. Palmer give her satchel to and ask him to carry it to the station in “Anne”?

3. What does Deborah begin to eat for dinner after returning from the cotton mill in the beginning of “Life in the Iron Mills”?

4. The narrator of “The Wife’s Story” says “It will be enough for me to give you the history of one day, - that of our first coming to” where?

5. What Biblical figure, the son of Isaac, does the narrator denote having been deprived of his birthright in “Life in the Iron Mills”?

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