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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 kind of examination does Mr. Walter convince Ruth to get in Chapter LXXVI?
(a) A psychatric examination.
(b) A phronological examination.
(c) A physical examination.
(d) A dental examination.

2. What makes Mrs. Hall think Ruth might be desperate enough to give up one of her daughters in Chapter LVII?
(a) Ruth is less patient with her daughters.
(b) Ruth is buying increasingly smaller loaves of bread.
(c) Ruth is looking alarmingly thin.
(d) Ruth is tired and wants to focus on her work.

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

4. Who are Betty and Gatty in Chapter XLII?
(a) Two of the Millets' maids.
(b) Ruth's friends.
(c) The women who run the boarding house.
(d) Ruth's aunts.

5. Who is Mr. Ellet having dinner with in Chapter LXI?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A gentleman.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A clergyman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Walter chastise Mr. Lescom for in a letter in Chapter LXXI?

2. What is Ruth's relationship with Mrs. Millet?

3. Once she begins working for Mr. Walter, what does Ruth NOT spend any of her time doing?

4. Who sends Ruth a proposal in a fan letter?

5. What does Mr. Walter offer Ruth to write for him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the boarding house housemaid quit her job in Chapter XLVII?

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

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

4. What does Mrs. Millet allow Ruth to do every week at her home?

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

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

7. What success does Ruth find in Chapter LXIV? Who is unhappy with her success?

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

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

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

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