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

2. What do Ruth's friends laugh about spending $50 on in Chapter XLI?

3. What does Mrs. Waters fancy herself as?

4. Where does Horace Gates work?

5. What is Ruth's relationship with Mrs. Millet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What idea does Ruth come up with to earn a living in Chapter LVI? Who does she turn to for help?

2. What sends a shudder down Ruth's spine in Chapter LIV?

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

4. What does Mr. Walter tell Mr. Lewis about Ruth in Chapter LXXIX?

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

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

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

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

9. What happens when two of Ruth's friends come to visit in Chapter XLI?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of death in the novel "Ruth Hall". Who dies in the novel? How do these deaths affect the tone of the novel? How does Ruth react to these deaths? How do the other characters react to these deaths? How do these deaths impact Ruth's life?

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

Analyze Ruth's character growth throughout the novel. How does she compare at the beginning of the novel and the end of the novel? What contributed to her growth as a character?

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