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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of examination does Mr. Walter convince Ruth to get in Chapter LXXVI?
(a) A dental examination.
(b) A phronological examination.
(c) A physical examination.
(d) A psychatric examination.

2. What does a man ask Ruth to pay for in a letter in Chapter LXXII?
(a) His new house.
(b) His college tuition.
(c) His trip to New York.
(d) His child's clothes and food.

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

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

5. Who is Hyacinth anxious about keeping Floy's true identity from?
(a) Mr. Gates.
(b) Dr. and Mrs. Hall.
(c) Mr. Walter.
(d) The press.

6. What does Mr. Walter guess when he reads Ruth's columns?
(a) That she is underpaid.
(b) That she is talented but lacking ambition.
(c) That she is formally-trained.
(d) That she is turning down offers for publication left and right.

7. What does Mr. Walter tell Ruth in a letter in Chapter LXXX?
(a) That she deserves a raise.
(b) That she is making a small fortune.
(c) That she is the most successful female author in America.
(d) That her contract is null and void.

8. When does Ruth come to the Millets' kitchen?
(a) Every Monday.
(b) On Thursdays.
(c) Every second weekend.
(d) Nightly.

9. What does Mr. Tibbetts do when he finds out Ruth is leaving The Pilgrim?
(a) He makes a public announcement in the paper.
(b) He threatens Ruth.
(c) He celebrates.
(d) He sends an angry letter to his colleague.

10. Who is Mr. Ellet having dinner with in Chapter LXI?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A clergyman.
(d) A gentleman.

11. 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 imposing on Ruth.
(c) They are afraid for their reputations.
(d) They are afraid of the other people staying there.

12. What chore does Mrs. Waters assign to Ruth to do every week?
(a) Sort the laundry.
(b) Wash the windows.
(c) Inspect for rats.
(d) Wash the stairs.

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

14. 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 is good at networking.
(c) He often has many innovative ideas.
(d) He is an editor for a magazine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Hall convince Ruth to allow in Chapter LVII?

2. Why does Ruth go door-to-door in Chapter LIX?

3. What does Mr. Lescom complain about Ruth's columns in Chapter LXX?

4. What does Hyacinth say in response to Ruth's plans to become a writer?

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

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