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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. Where does Ruth go to apply for the teaching job in Chapter LI?

2. In Chapter LXXX, what does Mr. Walter tell Ruth he will help her do in two days time?

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

4. What is Katy being forced to do by the Halls in Chapter LXIII?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the genre of the novel "Ruth Hall"? What are the elements associated with this genre? What are some other novels of this genre? What do these novels have in common with "Ruth Hall"?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Ruth's marriage to Harry in the novel "Ruth Hall". Do they have a good marriage? Why or why not? Is Harry a good husband to Ruth? How does Harry's death affect Ruth's life?

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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