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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What treatment does Dr. Hall give Daisy when he arrives in Chapter XXII?

2. Who is Mrs. Jiff?

3. What does Biddy hide her face with as she runs from the room in Chapter XXXII?

4. Where is Ruth staying with her family in Chapter XXIV?

5. What does Ruth ask Mr. Herbert for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Halls decide to send Ruth some money in Chapter XXXV?

2. What does Dr. Hall do in Chapter XV to meddle in Ruth and Harry's lives?

3. What does Ruth tease Daisy about in Chapter XVI? How does Daisy respond?

4. What does Dr. Hall request of Tom Develin in Chapter XXXVII? Why does Tom agree to his request?

5. Why is Hyacinth relieved that Ruth has married Harry?

6. What does Katy remind Ruth of in Chapter XXIV?

7. What does Ruth observe about hotel life at Beach Cliff in Chapter XXV?

8. What is the only fault that Mrs. Hall finds when snooping around Ruth's house in Chapter XIV?

9. In Chapter XXII, how does Dr. Hall know Daisy is near death when he sees he? What does he do to try and save her?

10. On what condition do the Halls agree to take Katy and Nettie in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Ruth becomes a mother, everything changes for her. Describe Ruth's experiences as a mother. Is she a good mother? Why or why not? How does the death from Daisy and separation from Katy affect her? How does Ruth as a mother compare to Mrs. Hall as a mother?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss conflict in "Ruth Hall". Who is in conflict with whom? What events or situations causes these conflicts? Are the major conflicts resolved? If so, how?

Essay Topic 3

After struggling without income for some time, Ruth decides to become a writer. Describe Ruth's writing career from when she first decides to become a writer until the end of the novel. How does Ruth's choice to become a writer change her life forever? Why does she use a pen name? What types of things does she write about?

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