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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. How does Margret get to her office?
(a) A steep ladder.
(b) An elevator.
(c) An escalator.
(d) A winding staircase.
2. Which of the following does NOT characterize Margret's world?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Joyfulness.
(d) Hopelessness.
3. What does Dr. Knowles do when walking with Mr. Howth outside?
(a) Pushes Mr. Howth in a wheelchair.
(b) Holds Mr. Howth's arm.
(c) Holds back tree branches.
(d) Kicks away stones from the path.
4. Which of the following does NOT describe Lois' condition?
(a) Rickets.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Mulatto.
(d) Brain damage.
5. Who visits the Howth family every night?
(a) Susan Benedict.
(b) Reverend Morgan.
(c) Dr. Knowles.
(d) Sister Mary Acquin.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Mr. Howth wait for Margret's return home?
2. What kind of dog does Margret have?
3. Who is the narrator of the story?
4. Where is Mr. Holmes to meet Dr. Knowles?
5. Why did Margret give up her former love, Mr. Holmes?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is revealed about Joe's crime as he talks to Mr. Holmes?
2. How doe Margret and Mr. Holmes part company?
3. How does the author establish the bleak setting for the story and its protagonist's purpose for telling it?
4. What are the indications that the Howth family has been struggling with poverty since Mr. Howth's blindness?
5. In addition to Margret's engagement, what other good fortune occurs for the Howths on Christmas Day?
6. What is the premise of MARGRET HOWTH: A STORY OF TO-DAY?
7. What is Lois' impression of Miss Herne as she passes by Lois' wagon?
8. What thoughts does Mr. Holmes have of Margret as he lies in the hospital?
9. What is the basis of Margret's feeling unappreciated?
10. How does the author describe the differences in the way Lois and Holmes perceive the world?
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