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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 Dr. Hall believe he knows much more about than Harry does in Chapter XV?
(a) Farming.
(b) Women.
(c) Accounting.
(d) Business.

2. What does Mrs. Hall warn Dr. Hall he should not make fun of her for in Chapter XVIII?
(a) For eating in such small bites.
(b) For wearing false hair.
(c) For her hearty laugh.
(d) For walking with a limp.

3. What does Mrs. Hall snoop around Ruth's house looking for in Chapter XIII?
(a) Love letters.
(b) Evidence of bad housekeeping.
(c) Money.
(d) Photographs or paintings of her family.

4. How does Dr. Hall meddle in his son's business in Chapter XV?
(a) He takes control of the accounts.
(b) He tells Harry's workers to obey his orders, not Harry's.
(c) He orders supplies without Harry's knowledge.
(d) He hires a private investigator to bring him information on the company.

5. What does Mrs. Hall call Ruth to belittle her in Chapter III?
(a) A puny runt.
(b) A country bumpkin.
(c) An airheaded ninny.
(d) A frivolous doll.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who goes to tell Dr. Hall to come check on Daisy in Chapter XX?

2. Where is Ruth staying with her family in Chapter XXIV?

3. What is Ruth anxious about in Chapter I?

4. Which religious order do the Halls follow?

5. What establishment do the Herberts own?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter V, why does Ruth decide not to tell Harry about his mother's treatment toward her?

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 is the only fault that Mrs. Hall finds when snooping around Ruth's house in Chapter XIV?

4. Why does Mrs. Hall go to Ruth's house in Chapter XIII?

5. What do we learn about Dr. and Mrs. Hall in Chapter VI?

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

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

8. In Chapter XXIII, what does Mrs. Jones observe about Ruth to Dr. and Mrs. Hall? What do the Halls say in response?

9. What action do Dr. and Mrs. Hall take to be closer to their son in Chapter XI?

10. What do the Halls and Ruth's father quarrel over in Chapter XXXIII?

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