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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 the letter to Dr. Hall from Mr. Ellet in Chapter XXXV say?
(a) That they should put a stop to any contact with Ruth.
(b) That he will be coming for a visit soon.
(c) That the children should be forced from Ruth's side.
(d) That Ruth refuses to part with her children.

2. What season is it in Chapter XIX?
(a) Spring.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

3. Where do Ruth and her daughters move to in Chapter XXXV?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A boarding house.
(c) A small cottage in the country.
(d) The Hall's house.

4. What does Mrs. Hall tell Ruth about after she has given birth?
(a) How many women die after childbirth.
(b) That she screamed so loudly it woke the neighbors.
(c) That her baby is beautiful.
(d) That she was brave and should be proud of herself.

5. What insect does Daisy amuse herself with in Chapter XVI?
(a) A ladybug.
(b) A caterpillar.
(c) A butterfly.
(d) A firefly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Biddy's surname?

2. Which religious order do the Halls follow?

3. Who is Mrs. Jiff?

4. What does Ruth first learn to do by her daughter's cradle?

5. What does Dr. Hall tell his wife that Ruth couldn't care less about?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dr. Hall react to being called to check on Daisy in the night in Chapter XX?

2. In Chapter XXII, how does Dr. Hall know Daisy is near death when he sees he? What does he do to try and save her?

3. What does Ruth observe about hotel life at Beach Cliff in Chapter XXV?

4. When Hyacinth sees Ruth mourning in Chapter XXIX, how does he react?

5. Describe Mrs. Jiff.

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

7. What does Dinah tell Harry when she sees Daisy in Chapter XXI?

8. On what condition do the Halls agree to take Katy and Nettie in?

9. What does Ruth tease Daisy about in Chapter XVI? How does Daisy respond?

10. Why is Hyacinth relieved that Ruth has married Harry?

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