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The Hope Chest

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Myrtle skin colored?

(a)  

2.

Are Myrtle and Violet friends?

a)

Yes

b)

No

3.

Who was the main character in The Hope Chest?

a)

Myrtle

b)

Violet

c)

Anne

d)

James

4.

Why did Chloe run away from home?

a)

She got tired of all the housework

b)

She wanted to see the world

c)

She didn't want to get a job

d)

She didn't want to marry a man that her parents wanted for her

5.

Violet was not upset that her parents had hidden her letters from Chloe?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is the reason that Violet runs away from home?

a)

Because of a virus

b)

She was kicked out

c)

To join the suffragists

d)

She went to go find Chloe

7.

What does Chloe bring with her when she left home?

a)

The Hope Chest and some money

b)

Food and money

c)

An i-Pad and a debit card

d)

Paper and pen to write Violet

8.

What does Ms. Renwick say the doctors diagnosed her with?

a)

Arthritis

b)

Nothing

c)

Cancer

d)

Influenza

9.

Chloe is a suffragist. According to her letters, what kind of work do suffragists do?

a)

Fight sickness

b)

Fight to end the war

c)

Fight for women's right to vote

d)

Fight against using automobiles

10.

In Chapter 6, Miss Dexter expresses displeasure at having Myrtle stay at the headquarters. Why does she disapprove of Myrtle?

a)

Because Myrtle does not want to fight for suffrage.

b)

Because Myrtle is covered in dirt from the train.

c)

Because she is jealous of Myrtle.

d)

Because Myrtle is colored.

11.

What does Myrtle mean when she says, “Mama didn’t mean for me to know my place?”

a)

Myrtle is lost and her mother does not know where she is

b)

Violet is her new friend and they are going to work together

c)

Myrtle is going to follow her dreams no matter what other people say

d)

Myrtle's parents dies and she misses them

12.

What did Mrs. Renwick smell like?

a)

A dying lady

b)

Fresh baked cookies

c)

A dead bird

d)

Mothballs

13.

Where do the white men/women tell Myrtle that she has to go to in the train station?

a)

The Jim Crow car

b)

The kitchen

c)

The white car

d)

The suffragists' car

14.

How did Mr. Martin escape the Palmer agents?

a)

He battled them in hand-to-hand combat

b)

He hid in the restroom

c)

He used a costume to disguise himself

d)

He jumped out of the side car door

15.

Where did Chloe and Mr. Martin plan to move at the end of the story?

a)

Alaska

b)

Florida

c)

New York

d)

Chicago

16.

What did Mr. Martin change his last name to?

a)

Mr. Smith

b)

Mr. Palmer

c)

Mr. Hanover

d)

Mr. Robinson

17.

Why did Violet go to Washington D.C.?

a)

Violet had never been to Washington D.C. and was only there to see the sights.

b)

Violet went to Washington D.C. because she wanted to find her sister Chloe.

c)

Violet went to Washington D.C. to pick up her friend Myrtle.

d)

Violet went to Washington D.C. because she had a job there.

18.

Why was Violet lucky that her clothes were navy blue? (page 64) (Select ALL that are correct)

a)

Myrtle's light blue and white dress showed more dirt than Violet's dress.

b)

Violet and Myrtle wanted to dress like twins and Myrtle's dress was also navy blue.

c)

Violet and Myrtle were needing navy blue clothes to fit in.

d)

Violet and Myrtle were dirty and navy blue clothes show less dirt.

19.

Who is Miss Paul? (page 68) (Select ALL that apply)

a)

Miss Paul organized the nationwide fight for the Susan B. Anthony Amendment.

b)

Miss Paul was a famous woman.

c)

Miss Paul was in newspapers.

d)

Miss Paul was a slave from Georgia.

20.

What did Violet learn about Chloe by talking to Miss. Dexter? (Page 69)

a)

Violet has learned that Chloe has gone back home.

b)

Violet has learned that Chloe is at Cameron House.

c)

Violet has learned that Chloe has been campaigning for months.

d)

Violet has learned that Chloe has been marryed for months.

21.

Where is Chloe? (Page 69)

a)

Chloe is in New York City.

b)

Chloe is in Washington D.C.

c)

Chloe is in Georgia.

d)

Chloe is in Tennessee.

22.

What did Violet find out about Chloe? (Pages 69-70) (Select ALL that apply)

a)

Violet found out that Chloe went to jail.

b)

Violet found out that Chloe was in Tennessee.

c)

Violet found out that Chloe picketed at the White House.

d)

Violet found out that Chloe is happily married.

23.

How did Violet learn that Chloe was arrested? (Page 70)

a)

Violet found out that Chloe was arrested by reading the New York Times that her father made her read.

b)

Violet found out that Chloe was arrested because Miss Paul told her.

c)

Violet found out that Chloe was arrested because she was there when Chloe was taken to jail.

d)

Violet found out that Chloe was arrested because her mother told her about it.