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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 tired and wants to focus on her work.
(c) Ruth is looking alarmingly thin.
(d) Ruth is buying increasingly smaller loaves of bread.

2. To whom does Hyacinth reveal Floy is actually his sister Ruth in Chapter LXXIX?
(a) Mr. Lewis.
(b) Dr. and Mrs. Hall.
(c) Mr. Ellet.
(d) Mrs. Waters.

3. In Chapter XLV, what does the man who stops Katy in the street slip into her bag?
(a) Some candles.
(b) Money.
(c) A pretty clip for her hair.
(d) A sandwich.

4. Who sends Ruth a proposal in a fan letter?
(a) A lonely old man.
(b) A southern gentleman.
(c) A prisoner.
(d) An old high school sweetheart.

5. What does Mrs. Skiddy warn her husband never to speak of again when she returns?
(a) Their child's death.
(b) Her depression.
(c) Her alcohol problem.
(d) Going to California.

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

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

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

9. Who are the Skiddys?
(a) A prominent family at Ruth's church.
(b) The Mayor's family.
(c) Friends of the Halls.
(d) The landlords at the boarding house.

10. What makes Ruth's new room uncomfortable in Chapter LV?
(a) It is extremely hot.
(b) It is extremely cold.
(c) It is extrememly bare.
(d) It is extremely small.

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

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

13. How does Ruth travel from the city to the Halls in order to see Katy in Chapter LXIII?
(a) She jumps on the back of a carriage.
(b) She takes the train.
(c) She walks.
(d) She rides a bicycle.

14. In Chapter XLIV, what does Mrs. Millet say Mr. Ellet wants her to do?
(a) Take a turn paying Ruth's stipend.
(b) Take over all responsibility for Ruth's girls.
(c) Stop associating with Ruth.
(d) Try to convince Ruth to move in with the Halls.

15. Who does Hyacinth ask to convince Ruth to find another line of work?
(a) Dr. Hall.
(b) Mrs. Millet.
(c) Mrs. Waters.
(d) Mrs. Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Walter guess when he reads Ruth's columns?

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

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

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

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

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