The Hope Chest Chapter 2 Quiz

What did Violet’s mother consider a “compromise” regarding the clothes Violet wore to run away?

• The girls' overalls advertised in the Sears catalog.

• The navy blue pleated skirt and matching sailor’s midi blouse.

• The bloomers and stockings she used to hide her letters.

• The white dresses with sashes and artificial flowers.

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Why did Chloe’s purchase of a used Model T Ford cause such a conflict with her father?

• The car was too expensive and cost more than $500.

• She used her hope chest inheritance to buy it.

• She bought it instead of going to Cornell University.

• She did not know how to drive the car properly.

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According to the transcript, how did Chloe describe the concept of socialism to Violet?

• The belief that women should have the right to vote.

• A political system where the government owns all factories.

• The idea that people should take care of each other instead of just themselves.

• The rejection of traditional marriage and hope chests.

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What was the ticket clerk’s reasoning for denying Violet a half-priced train ticket?

• She could not be old enough to travel alone and young enough for the discount simultaneously.

• The half-priced tickets were only available for boys.

• She was traveling without a legal guardian.

• He recognized her from the Susquehanna station as a runaway.

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Which detail best describes the physical appearance of Mrs. Albert Renwick?

• She was dressed in a sweeping black gown and a hat with a purple bird.

• She was a young woman traveling to visit her brother at Harvard.

• She wore navy blue clothes to match Violet’s sailor midi.

• She wore a modern nurse’s uniform from the settlement house.

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Why did Violet tell Mrs. Renwick she wanted to have seven children?

• She knew it was an impressive answer that adults liked to hear.

• She believed it was the only way to get a Tootsie Roll.

• She wanted to follow in her mother’s footsteps.

• She wanted to outdo her sister Chloe’s plans for a family.

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What happened to Steven Mayhew after he went to fight in France?

• He returned home severely damaged or disabled.

• He became a doctor at a settlement house in New York.

• He stayed in Canada to avoid the American conscription.

• He used his $500 to buy a Model T Ford like Chloe.

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What is a “hope chest” in the traditional sense described by the text?

• A used Model T Ford named after a girl’s aspirations.

• A wooden trunk filled with items a girl would need when married.

• A college fund provided by grandmothers for their granddaughters.

• A medical kit used by nurses in settlement houses.

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What aspiration did Violet claim to have to honor her late friend Flossy?

• To join the Russian army and fight in the trenches.

• To become a doctor and cure tuberculosis.

• To work as a social worker at Henry Street.

• To be a reporter like Nelly Bly.

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Where did Violet hide the letters she was keeping from her mother?

• In the hollow of a tree near the Susquehanna River.

• Inside the band of elastic in her bloomers.

• Under her bed in a jar.

• In a handkerchief pinned inside her midy blouse.

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