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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters LXXI - LXXX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Daisy waiting on the doorstep for in Chapter XVI?
(a) Her father to return home.
(b) For her pet cat to return.
(c) Milk.
(d) Rain to come.

2. Where did Dr. Hall grow up?
(a) Maryland.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) New York.

3. What makes Mrs. Hall think Ruth might be desperate enough to give up one of her daughters in Chapter LVII?
(a) Ruth is less patient with her daughters.
(b) Ruth is looking alarmingly thin.
(c) Ruth is tired and wants to focus on her work.
(d) Ruth is buying increasingly smaller loaves of bread.

4. How much does a publishing house offer Ruth for the copyright to her articles?
(a) Eight hundred dollars.
(b) One thousand dollars.
(c) One hundred and seventy-five dollars.
(d) Three hundred and fifty dollars.

5. What does a man suggest to Ruth in a fan letter in Chapter LXV?
(a) That she give up her day job.
(b) That she publish a book.
(c) That she give a public speech.
(d) That she use her real name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth feel mocks her when her husband is buried?

2. Why does Ruth write to Hyacinth when she decides she will become a writer?

3. Who is Mrs. Waters?

4. What physical signs of illness does Daisy have in Chapter XXII?

5. Who does Hyacinth ask to convince Ruth to find another line of work?

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