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

2. Who does Ruth find out recently died in Chapter LIV?
(a) Mrs. Leon.
(b) Mrs. Linden.
(c) Mrs. Levin.
(d) Mrs. Loughton.

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what establishment does Katy say she would like to live in Chapter LIV?

2. Where does Ruth find a job in Chapter LXII?

3. How much time passes before Mrs. Skiddy returns to her family after abandoning them?

4. What does Mr. Walter say Ruth shouldn't feel toward Mr. Lescom?

5. Where does Ruth go to apply for the teaching job in Chapter LI?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Walter talk Ruth into doing in Chapter LXXVI?

2. What idea does Ruth come up with to earn a living in Chapter LVI? Who does she turn to for help?

3. What surprise do Ruth and her daughters receive in Chapter XLIII?

4. What are the contents of the two fan letters Ruth reads in Chapter LXV?

5. Who does Ruth find has died at the hospital for the insane?

6. What does Ruth travel to City Hall to do in Chapter LI?

7. Who is Mrs. Waters and what image does she have of herself?

8. What happens when two of Ruth's friends come to visit in Chapter XLI?

9. What sends a shudder down Ruth's spine in Chapter LIV?

10. In Chapter LIII when Mrs. Skiddy finds her husband has not returned home from work, where does she find him?

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