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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Biddy?
(a) Ruth's personal maid.
(b) Ruth's nursery maid.
(c) Ruth's cousin.
(d) Mrs. Hall's neighbor.

2. What figure does Mrs. Hall take objection to her son having a statue of?
(a) The Virgin Mary.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Cupid.
(d) The goddess Venus.

3. What is the one thing that the Halls agree on completely?
(a) That their son should have at least four children.
(b) That Ruth is a sweet girl after all.
(c) That Ruth should be sent away.
(d) That their son is perfect.

4. At what establishment does Katy say she would like to live in Chapter LIV?
(a) A nunnery.
(b) A hospital for the insane.
(c) A boarding school.
(d) A hotel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ruth go to apply for the teaching job in Chapter LI?

2. Why is Ruth's brother particularly glad she has married?

3. Where do Ruth's two friends who come to visit her go to stay?

4. What are Ruth and her daughters surprised by a deliver of in Chapter XVIII?

5. How does Mrs. Hall view her first born grandchild?

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