Toggle navigation

|

? HELP

study guides
lesson plans
bios
essays
homework help
Blog
Sign In

Love and Ruin Quiz

Paula McLain

This Study Guide consists of approximately 43 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Love and Ruin.

Love and Ruin by Paula McLain

Get Love and Ruin from Amazon.com

View the Study Pack

Study Guide

Order our Love and Ruin Study Guide

Show Section Navigation

+Chapters Summary and Analysis

Prologue - Chapter 9

Chapters 10 - 21

Chapters 22 - 45

Chapters 46 - 58

Chapters 59 - Epilogue

Symbols and Symbolism

Themes and Motifs

Styles

Quotes

Order our Love and Ruin Study Guide

Related Topics

Circling the Sun

Love and Ruin Quiz

Paula McLain

This Study Guide consists of approximately 43 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Love and Ruin.

Buy and print the Love and Ruin Study Guide

Print

Buy and download the Love and Ruin Study Guide

Word

Buy and download the Love and Ruin Study Guide

PDF

Take our free Love and Ruin quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does Martha return home to live with her mother? (from Prologue - Chapter 9)

Martha wants to make sure she collects her inheritance.

Martha is broke and cannot find a writing job.

Martha wants to write a book about the Midwest.

Martha’s father has just died.

2.

Why do Martha and Ernest stay in encampments near soldiers? (from Chapters 10 - 21)

Collier’s arranged it.

To observe the behavior of the soldiers.

To be close the action.

To be protected by the soldiers.

3.

Why does Martha sneak onto the hospital ship? (from Chapters 59 - Epilogue)

Martha wants to get close to the action.

Martha wants to impress Ernest.

Martha wants to get away from Ernest.

Martha has some medical training.

4.

Why does Martha visit Ernest in a London hospital? (from Chapters 59 - Epilogue)

Martha wants to know that Ernest is okay.

Martha wants to ask Ernest for a divorce.

Martha wants to tell Ernest about Bumby being taken POW.

Martha wants to show Ernest that she was able to get to London on her own.

5.

Why does Ernest invite Martha to New York? (from Prologue - Chapter 9)

To offer Martha a job.

To introduce Martha to his agent.

To seduce Martha.

To see is Martha is serious about going to Spain.

More summaries and resources for teaching or studying Love and Ruin.

Browse all BookRags Study Guides.

Copyrights

Love and Ruin from BookRags. (c)2026 BookRags, Inc. All rights reserved.

BookRags

About BookRags | Customer Service | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

Copyright 2026 by BookRags, Inc.

FOLLOW BOOKRAGS:

Follow BookRags on Facebook

Follow BookRags on Twitter

Follow BookRags on Pinterest