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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. In Chapter LXXX, what does Mr. Walter tell Ruth he will help her do in two days time?
(a) Move into a new home.
(b) Retrieve Katy from the Halls.
(c) Mediate between her and her brother.
(d) Plan her next project.

2. What does Hyacinth instruct Mr. Gates not to do in a letter?
(a) Seek out Floy.
(b) Send his work to Floy.
(c) Publish work by Floy.
(d) Fall in love with Floy.

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

4. What is Mr. Walter's opinion of Ruth as a writer?
(a) Her writing style is unique.
(b) She is a genius.
(c) She is an acquired taste.
(d) Her writing has its flaws, but she has interesting ideas.

5. Where does Horace Gates work?
(a) Irving Magazine.
(b) Life Newspaper.
(c) Water and Spring Magazine.
(d) Benton Paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ruth find out sent she and her daughters the surprise deliver in Chapter XVIII?

2. What are Ruth and her daughters surprised by a deliver of in Chapter XVIII?

3. What makes Mrs. Hall think Ruth might be desperate enough to give up one of her daughters in Chapter LVII?

4. Who are the Skiddys?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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