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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 accomplishment does Ruth achieve in Chapter LXXVII?
(a) Her book is published.
(b) She is written about in the newspaper.
(c) She gets her daughter back.
(d) She learns how to knit.

2. Why does Mrs. Hall cut off Katy's curls?
(a) Katy misbehaves.
(b) They remind Mrs. Hall of Ruth.
(c) Mrs. Hall wants to anger Ruth.
(d) She is too old for such tight curls.

3. Where does Ruth find a second writing job in Chapter LXIV?
(a) The Times.
(b) The Chronicle.
(c) The Free Press.
(d) The Pilgrim.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Ruth's two former friends refuse to stay at the boarding house in Chapter XLI?

2. What does a man ask Ruth to pay for in a letter in Chapter LXXII?

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

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

5. How does Mr. Gates guess Hyacinth feels about Ruth?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who does Chapter LXXIV focus on?

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

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

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