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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 do Ruth's friends laugh about spending $50 on in Chapter XLI?
(a) A yard of ribbon.
(b) A small trinket.
(c) A hankerchief.
(d) A dress collar.

2. What are Ruth and her daughters surprised by a deliver of in Chapter XVIII?
(a) Flowers and apples.
(b) A puppy.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) New material for dresses.

3. What does a man ask Ruth to pay for in a letter in Chapter LXXII?
(a) His college tuition.
(b) His new house.
(c) His child's clothes and food.
(d) His trip to New York.

4. In Chapter XLV, what does the man who stops Katy in the street slip into her bag?
(a) Some candles.
(b) A pretty clip for her hair.
(c) Money.
(d) A sandwich.

5. What happens when Mr. Walter meets Ruth at her home for the first time?
(a) He becomes ill from her cooking.
(b) He is charmed by her.
(c) He is put-off by her strong personality.
(d) He is moved to tears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. Walter's opinion of Ruth as a writer?

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

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

4. In Chapter XLV, what does Ruth notice about the people in her neighborhood?

5. What does Mrs. Waters try to sell Ruth for three shillings?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is life like for Katy living with her grandparents?

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

3. How does Mr. Walter advise Ruth in Chapter LXXI?

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

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

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

7. What does Mrs. Millet have a conversation about with her husband in Chapter XLIV?

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

9. Who is John Walter and what does he offer Ruth in Chapter LXVIII?

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

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