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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 is Mr. Walter's opinion of Ruth as a writer?

2. What does Mrs. Waters try to sell Ruth for three shillings?

3. What does Mrs. Hall convince Ruth to allow in Chapter LVII?

4. Why does Mrs. Hall cut off Katy's curls?

5. What inspires Ruth to consider writing for a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the dinner at Mr. Ellet's home contrasted with in Chapter LXI?

5. Who does Chapter LXXIV focus on?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the character Ruth Hall. What are her defining character traits? What is her background? What obstacles and struggles does she face throughout the novel? How does she treat those around her? How is she viewed by others?

Essay Topic 3

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"?

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