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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Ruth's pen name?
(a) Flen.
(b) Floy.
(c) Fort.
(d) Fleet.

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

5. How much does a publishing house offer Ruth for the copyright to her articles?
(a) Eight hundred dollars.
(b) Three hundred and fifty dollars.
(c) One thousand dollars.
(d) One hundred and seventy-five dollars.

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

7. Why does Ruth go to the Millets' kitchen?
(a) To eat a bun.
(b) To make some tea.
(c) To borrow some sugar.
(d) To do laundry.

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

9. Why does the boarding house housemaid decide to quit?
(a) She is getting too old to work.
(b) She is getting married.
(c) She doesn't want to take care of the landlord's baby anymore.
(d) She is moving to a different city.

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

11. In Chapter LXXX, what does Mr. Walter tell Ruth he will help her do in two days time?
(a) Retrieve Katy from the Halls.
(b) Plan her next project.
(c) Move into a new home.
(d) Mediate between her and her brother.

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

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hyacinth instruct Mr. Gates not to do in a letter?

2. What is Ruth's relationship with Mrs. Millet?

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

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

5. What do Mrs. Millet and her daughter badger Ruth into selling to them?

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