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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 do Mr. Ellet and Dr. Hall each claim about each other in Chapter XXXIII?

2. Who goes to tell Dr. Hall to come check on Daisy in Chapter XX?

3. What is Ruth holding as she cries over Daisy in Chapter XXIV?

4. Where did Dr. Hall grow up?

5. What does Mrs. Hall vow to do by whatever means necessary in Chapter XXXV?

Short Essay Questions

1. What action do Dr. and Mrs. Hall take to be closer to their son in Chapter XI?

2. What does Dinah tell Harry when she sees Daisy in Chapter XXI?

3. In Chapter XXIII, what does Mrs. Jones observe about Ruth to Dr. and Mrs. Hall? What do the Halls say in response?

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

5. In Chapter V, why does Ruth decide not to tell Harry about his mother's treatment toward her?

6. How do Dr. Hall, Mrs. Hall, and the maid Betty each view the arrival of Harry and Ruth's daughter Daisy?

7. What do the Halls and Ruth's father quarrel over in Chapter XXXIII?

8. What complaints do Mrs. Hall and Dr. Hall have about Ruth in Chapter XVIII?

9. Who is Biddy? How does she show her devotion to Ruth in Chapter XXXI?

10. What do Ruth and Daisy like to do together in Chapter XI?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What struggles does Ruth face throughout the novel? What causes these struggles? How does she overcome them? How are her struggles associated with the setting of the novel? How are they associated with her background and her family?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Fern's use of metaphor in the novel "Ruth Hall". What is a metaphor? What are some examples of metaphor in the novel? What themes do these metaphors illustrate?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author of the novel "Ruth Hall", Fanny Fern. What others works did she write? What similarities or connections can be found between this novel and Fern's other work? Why did she write "Ruth Hall"?

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