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

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

3. Why does Ruth go door-to-door in Chapter LIX?
(a) She begs for money.
(b) She has lost her purse.
(c) She is looking for her daughter.
(d) She is contacting newspaper editors.

4. What publication is John Walter the editor for?
(a) City Life.
(b) The Household Messenger.
(c) The Farmer's News Day.
(d) The Daily Post.

5. What does Hyacinth instruct Mr. Gates not to do in a letter?
(a) Seek out Floy.
(b) Publish work by Floy.
(c) Send his work to Floy.
(d) Fall in love with Floy.

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

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

8. 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 stone-hearted.
(d) White people are manipulative.

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

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

11. Who does Ruth find out sent she and her daughters the surprise deliver in Chapter XVIII?
(a) Their neighbor.
(b) Johnny Galt.
(c) Dr. and Mrs. Hall.
(d) Mrs. Millet.

12. What is Katy being forced to do by the Halls in Chapter LXIII?
(a) Eat food she dislikes.
(b) Sit still in silence.
(c) Chores.
(d) Ignore her mother's letters.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What idea does Ruth come up with to earn a living in Chapter XLVIII?

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

3. Once she begins working for Mr. Walter, what does Ruth NOT spend any of her time doing?

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

5. Who does Ruth find out recently died in Chapter LIV?

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