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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dinah see which makes her investigate what is going on in Chapter XXI?
(a) A lantern thrown on the floor.
(b) A pool of blood.
(c) A light on in the house.
(d) A single shoe.

2. What is Ruth holding as she cries over Daisy in Chapter XXIV?
(a) A photograph.
(b) A dried flower.
(c) A shoe.
(d) A trinket.

3. What does Ruth note about hotel life in Chapter XXV?
(a) It feels very isolated and cold.
(b) She meets many interesting people.
(c) It is lavish and convenient.
(d) The people and activities are the same year to year.

4. What ailment has Daisy developed in Chapter XIX?
(a) A cough.
(b) A fever.
(c) Chicken pox.
(d) A sore throat.

5. When does Daisy die?
(a) At dawn.
(b) At dusk.
(c) Around noon.
(d) After breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why isn't Ruth sad to be leaving home in Chapter I?

2. What is ailing Ruth in Chapter XXXIV?

3. How far from the city is the house that Ruth and Harry buy?

4. What is Ruth's surname?

5. What does Daisy warm for her father by the fire?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Dr. Hall, Mrs. Hall, and the maid Betty each view the arrival of Harry and Ruth's daughter Daisy?

2. What does Dr. Hall do in Chapter XV to meddle in Ruth and Harry's lives?

3. Who is Biddy? How does she show her devotion to Ruth in Chapter XXXI?

4. What does Katy remind Ruth of in Chapter XXIV?

5. Who does Ruth find interesting at Beach Cliff and why?

6. What complaints do Mrs. Hall and Dr. Hall have about Ruth in Chapter XVIII?

7. What is Ruth anxious about in Chapter I?

8. What do Ruth and Daisy like to do together in Chapter XI?

9. Why do the Halls decide to send Ruth some money in Chapter XXXV?

10. How does Harry react to his parents' interference in his married life?

(see the answer keys)

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