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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 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.

2. What is Ruth's pen name?
(a) Fort.
(b) Flen.
(c) Fleet.
(d) Floy.

3. What do Mrs. Millet and her daughter badger Ruth into selling to them?
(a) A handpainted picture.
(b) A ring.
(c) A locket.
(d) A coral pin.

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

5. What does Mr. Tibbetts do when he finds out Ruth is leaving The Pilgrim?
(a) He threatens Ruth.
(b) He makes a public announcement in the paper.
(c) He celebrates.
(d) He sends an angry letter to his colleague.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter XLIV, what does Mrs. Millet say Mr. Ellet wants her to do?

2. What does Mr. Walter guess when he reads Ruth's columns?

3. What idea does Ruth come up with to earn a living in Chapter XLVIII?

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

5. To whom does Hyacinth reveal Floy is actually his sister Ruth in Chapter LXXIX?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who does Chapter LXXIV focus on?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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