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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What idea does Ruth come up with to earn a living in Chapter XLVIII?
(a) Host a gambling night.
(b) Write.
(c) Open her own school.
(d) Make hats.

2. What does Mr. Lescom complain about Ruth's columns in Chapter LXX?
(a) They are boring.
(b) They are too juvenile.
(c) They are too short.
(d) They are obviously from a woman's perspective.

3. Once she begins working for Mr. Walter, what does Ruth NOT spend any of her time doing?
(a) Going to the post office.
(b) Making public appearances.
(c) Answering letters.
(d) Writing.

4. Feeling hopeless, where does Ruth go with Netting in Chapter LX?
(a) The store.
(b) City hall.
(c) Church.
(d) The Hall residence.

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

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

7. What does Mrs. Waters try to sell Ruth for three shillings?
(a) A used pair of shoes.
(b) A farmer's almanac.
(c) Homemade medicine.
(d) A basket.

8. What does Mr. Walter ask Ruth to reveal about herself before he can offer her a contract?
(a) Her publishing history.
(b) Her marital status.
(c) Her real name.
(d) Her age.

9. Who does Ruth find out recently died in Chapter LIV?
(a) Mrs. Leon.
(b) Mrs. Linden.
(c) Mrs. Loughton.
(d) Mrs. Levin.

10. Who is Mrs. Waters?
(a) Ruth's sister-in-law.
(b) Ruth's new landlady.
(c) Ruth's friend from school.
(d) Ruth's dressmaker.

11. In Chapter XLV, what does Ruth notice about the people in her neighborhood?
(a) They are very friendly and caring.
(b) They are rude and inhospitable.
(c) They are hardworking.
(d) They are all just barely getting by.

12. Where do Ruth's two friends who come to visit her go to stay?
(a) The Merci.
(b) The Maison.
(c) The Bon Vivre.
(d) The La Temps.

13. Who are Betty and Gatty in Chapter XLII?
(a) The women who run the boarding house.
(b) Ruth's friends.
(c) Two of the Millets' maids.
(d) Ruth's aunts.

14. Where does Ruth find a second writing job in Chapter LXIV?
(a) The Chronicle.
(b) The Pilgrim.
(c) The Free Press.
(d) The Times.

15. How much time passes before Mrs. Skiddy returns to her family after abandoning them?
(a) One week.
(b) Three months.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Two months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Mr. Walter meets Ruth at her home for the first time?

2. How much does a publishing house offer Ruth for the copyright to her articles?

3. When does Ruth come to the Millets' kitchen?

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

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

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