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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ruth find drinking with Angus in Chapter 4?
(a) Cal.
(b) Simon.
(c) Her father.
(d) Lanford.

2. What will Lanford give Ruth $300 for in Chapter 3?
(a) A fancy dress.
(b) To visit her mother in Concord.
(c) A new pair of glasses.
(d) A trip to New York.

3. Who does Ruth stay with when her parents go away for a short time in Chapter 1?
(a) The Pommeroys.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Simon.
(d) She is left alone.

4. What causes Ruth to cry at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) A tasteless joke.
(b) She falls and scrapes her leg.
(c) Her father yells at her.
(d) She is sad over the recent death.

5. To what type of establishment is Ruth sent unwillingly in Chapter 2?
(a) An orphanage.
(b) An acting school.
(c) A girl's boarding school.
(d) A finishing school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Angus decide not to hire Ruth as a sternman in Chapter 4?

2. What does Senator Simon Adams deliver in Chapter 1?

3. Who is Mary?

4. Who is Cal Cooley?

5. What do the women in the neighborhood doubt about Mary in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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