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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 publication is John Walter the editor for?

2. Who sends Ruth a proposal in a fan letter?

3. Who is Mrs. Waters?

4. Who does Ruth find out recently died in Chapter LIV?

5. What does Mr. Tibbetts do when he finds out Ruth is leaving The Pilgrim?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two offers does Ruth receive in Chapter LXXII?

2. What does Mrs. Millet have a conversation about with her husband in Chapter XLIV?

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

4. In Chapter LIII when Mrs. Skiddy finds her husband has not returned home from work, where does she find him?

5. Who does Chapter LXXIV focus on?

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

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

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

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

10. What is life like for Katy living with her grandparents?

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

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 3

Analyze Fern's use of irony. What are the different types of irony? Are there examples of each type in the novel? What are some examples of irony in the novel? What do these examples mean?

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