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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 Mr. Walter ask Ruth to reveal about herself before he can offer her a contract?
(a) Her real name.
(b) Her marital status.
(c) Her age.
(d) Her publishing history.

2. What does Mrs. Waters try to sell Ruth for three shillings?
(a) Homemade medicine.
(b) A basket.
(c) A farmer's almanac.
(d) A used pair of shoes.

3. In Chapter XLIV, what does Mrs. Millet say Mr. Ellet wants her to do?
(a) Take over all responsibility for Ruth's girls.
(b) Stop associating with Ruth.
(c) Try to convince Ruth to move in with the Halls.
(d) Take a turn paying Ruth's stipend.

4. Who sends Ruth a proposal in a fan letter?
(a) A prisoner.
(b) A lonely old man.
(c) A southern gentleman.
(d) An old high school sweetheart.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mr. Ellet having dinner with in Chapter LXI?

2. Where does Mrs. Skiddy find her husband one day after he doesn't return from work?

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

4. Where does Horace Gates work?

5. What do Ruth's friends laugh about spending $50 on in Chapter XLI?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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