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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. How does Mrs. Hall view her first born grandchild?

3. Why does Tom Develin comply with Dr. Hall's request in Chapter XXXVII?

4. What does Dr. Hall believe he knows much more about than Harry does in Chapter XV?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mrs. Jiff.

2. When Hyacinth sees Ruth mourning in Chapter XXIX, how does he react?

3. How does Harry react to his parents' interference in his married life?

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

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

6. What is Mary Herbert's response when her husband laments leaving Ruth destitute by refusing her a job?

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

8. What is Ruth anxious about in Chapter I?

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

10. Where is Ruth in Chapter XXIV? What does she hold in her hand?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who are the antagonists of the novel and why? How do they impact Ruth's life? How does she defeat them?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. What are their defining character traits? What are their roles in the story? Describe their relationships with the protagonist, Ruth.

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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