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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. Where does Ruth ask Katy to go alone in Chapter XLV?
(a) To the forest.
(b) To the church.
(c) To the store.
(d) To her grandfather's house.

2. What idea does Ruth come up with to earn a living in Chapter XLVIII?
(a) Open her own school.
(b) Write.
(c) Host a gambling night.
(d) Make hats.

3. What does Mrs. Skiddy warn her husband never to speak of again when she returns?
(a) Their child's death.
(b) Her depression.
(c) Her alcohol problem.
(d) Going to California.

4. Once she begins working for Mr. Walter, what does Ruth NOT spend any of her time doing?
(a) Answering letters.
(b) Writing.
(c) Making public appearances.
(d) Going to the post office.

5. What does Hyacinth say in response to Ruth's plans to become a writer?
(a) That Ruth is ambitious.
(b) That Ruth has finally found her calling.
(c) That Ruth has no talent for writing.
(d) That Ruth is grasping at straws.

Short Answer Questions

1. What inspires Ruth to consider writing for a living?

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

3. What is Katy being forced to do by the Halls in Chapter LXIII?

4. What happens when Mr. Walter meets Ruth at her home for the first time?

5. What publication is John Walter the editor for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the dinner at Mr. Ellet's home contrasted with in Chapter LXI?

4. What two offers does Ruth receive in Chapter LXXII?

5. Who does Katy meet after leaving her grandfather's home in Chapter XLV?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Ruth worry about despite having found a newspaper to publish her work in Chapter LXII?

(see the answer keys)

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