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WorksheetsThe Hope Chest
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 22mins
What is Myrtle skin colored?
(a)
Are Myrtle and Violet friends?
Yes
No
Who was the main character in The Hope Chest?
Myrtle
Violet
Anne
James
Why did Chloe run away from home?
She got tired of all the housework
She wanted to see the world
She didn't want to get a job
She didn't want to marry a man that her parents wanted for her
Violet was not upset that her parents had hidden her letters from Chloe?
True
False
What is the reason that Violet runs away from home?
Because of a virus
She was kicked out
To join the suffragists
She went to go find Chloe
What does Chloe bring with her when she left home?
The Hope Chest and some money
Food and money
An i-Pad and a debit card
Paper and pen to write Violet
What does Ms. Renwick say the doctors diagnosed her with?
Arthritis
Nothing
Cancer
Influenza
Chloe is a suffragist. According to her letters, what kind of work do suffragists do?
Fight sickness
Fight to end the war
Fight for women's right to vote
Fight against using automobiles
In Chapter 6, Miss Dexter expresses displeasure at having Myrtle stay at the headquarters. Why does she disapprove of Myrtle?
Because Myrtle does not want to fight for suffrage.
Because Myrtle is covered in dirt from the train.
Because she is jealous of Myrtle.
Because Myrtle is colored.
What does Myrtle mean when she says, “Mama didn’t mean for me to know my place?”
Myrtle is lost and her mother does not know where she is
Violet is her new friend and they are going to work together
Myrtle is going to follow her dreams no matter what other people say
Myrtle's parents dies and she misses them
What did Mrs. Renwick smell like?
A dying lady
Fresh baked cookies
A dead bird
Mothballs
Where do the white men/women tell Myrtle that she has to go to in the train station?
The Jim Crow car
The kitchen
The white car
The suffragists' car
How did Mr. Martin escape the Palmer agents?
He battled them in hand-to-hand combat
He hid in the restroom
He used a costume to disguise himself
He jumped out of the side car door
Where did Chloe and Mr. Martin plan to move at the end of the story?
Alaska
Florida
New York
Chicago
What did Mr. Martin change his last name to?
Mr. Smith
Mr. Palmer
Mr. Hanover
Mr. Robinson
Why did Violet go to Washington D.C.?
Violet had never been to Washington D.C. and was only there to see the sights.
Violet went to Washington D.C. because she wanted to find her sister Chloe.
Violet went to Washington D.C. to pick up her friend Myrtle.
Violet went to Washington D.C. because she had a job there.
Why was Violet lucky that her clothes were navy blue? (page 64) (Select ALL that are correct)
Myrtle's light blue and white dress showed more dirt than Violet's dress.
Violet and Myrtle wanted to dress like twins and Myrtle's dress was also navy blue.
Violet and Myrtle were needing navy blue clothes to fit in.
Violet and Myrtle were dirty and navy blue clothes show less dirt.
Who is Miss Paul? (page 68) (Select ALL that apply)
Miss Paul organized the nationwide fight for the Susan B. Anthony Amendment.
Miss Paul was a famous woman.
Miss Paul was in newspapers.
Miss Paul was a slave from Georgia.
What did Violet learn about Chloe by talking to Miss. Dexter? (Page 69)
Violet has learned that Chloe has gone back home.
Violet has learned that Chloe is at Cameron House.
Violet has learned that Chloe has been campaigning for months.
Violet has learned that Chloe has been marryed for months.
Where is Chloe? (Page 69)
Chloe is in New York City.
Chloe is in Washington D.C.
Chloe is in Georgia.
Chloe is in Tennessee.
What did Violet find out about Chloe? (Pages 69-70) (Select ALL that apply)
Violet found out that Chloe went to jail.
Violet found out that Chloe was in Tennessee.
Violet found out that Chloe picketed at the White House.
Violet found out that Chloe is happily married.
How did Violet learn that Chloe was arrested? (Page 70)
Violet found out that Chloe was arrested by reading the New York Times that her father made her read.
Violet found out that Chloe was arrested because Miss Paul told her.
Violet found out that Chloe was arrested because she was there when Chloe was taken to jail.
Violet found out that Chloe was arrested because her mother told her about it.
