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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Ruth's two former friends refuse to stay at the boarding house in Chapter XLI?
(a) They are afraid of the bugs and creatures crawling around.
(b) They are afraid of the other people staying there.
(c) They are afraid of imposing on Ruth.
(d) They are afraid for their reputations.

2. How does Mr. Gates guess Hyacinth feels about Ruth?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Threatened.
(c) Proud.
(d) Indifferent.

3. In Chapter LXII, what does Ruth worry will happen before she gets her first pay?
(a) The Halls will try to take Nettie.
(b) She will pass out.
(c) Nettie will starve to death.
(d) She will lose her job.

4. Why does Ruth write to Hyacinth when she decides she will become a writer?
(a) He often has many innovative ideas.
(b) He is an editor for a magazine.
(c) He is good at networking.
(d) He knows many people in the publishing field.

5. Why does Mrs. Hall cut off Katy's curls?
(a) Mrs. Hall wants to anger Ruth.
(b) Katy misbehaves.
(c) They remind Mrs. Hall of Ruth.
(d) She is too old for such tight curls.

6. What accomplishment does Ruth achieve in Chapter LXXVII?
(a) She gets her daughter back.
(b) She learns how to knit.
(c) She is written about in the newspaper.
(d) Her book is published.

7. In Chapter LXII, how many days will it be until Ruth gets her first pay?
(a) Six days.
(b) Five days.
(c) Four days.
(d) Three days.

8. Where does Ruth ask Katy to go alone in Chapter XLV?
(a) To her grandfather's house.
(b) To the store.
(c) To the church.
(d) To the forest.

9. Who is Horace Gates?
(a) An aspiring writer.
(b) A relative of the Halls.
(c) A man in love with Ruth.
(d) One of Hyacinth's employees.

10. What does Mrs. Hall convince Ruth to allow in Chapter LVII?
(a) For Katy to move in with the Halls.
(b) For Katy to stay with the Halls for a night.
(c) For Katy to stay with the Halls for a month.
(d) For Katy to stay with the Halls for a week.

11. What is Ruth's relationship with Mrs. Millet?
(a) They are pen pals.
(b) They are old friends.
(c) They go to the same church.
(d) They are cousins.

12. What does Gatty comment about white people in Chapter XLII?
(a) White people are worry-warts.
(b) White people are bad liars.
(c) White people are manipulative.
(d) White people are stone-hearted.

13. Where does Mrs. Skiddy find her husband one day after he doesn't return from work?
(a) On the roof of city hall.
(b) In a bar.
(c) At the shipyard.
(d) Reading a book on a field.

14. What does Hyacinth say in response to Ruth's plans to become a writer?
(a) That Ruth is grasping at straws.
(b) That Ruth has no talent for writing.
(c) That Ruth is ambitious.
(d) That Ruth has finally found her calling.

15. What does Mr. Walter say Ruth shouldn't feel toward Mr. Lescom?
(a) Remorse.
(b) Anger.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Obligation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ruth travel from the city to the Halls in order to see Katy in Chapter LXIII?

2. What does Mr. Tibbetts do when he finds out Ruth is leaving The Pilgrim?

3. What does Mr. Walter offer Ruth to write for him?

4. What does Mr. Walter chastise Mr. Lescom for in a letter in Chapter LXXI?

5. In Chapter LXXX, what does Mr. Walter tell Ruth he will help her do in two days time?

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