The Hope Chest Chapter 2 Quiz

What happened when mother asked Violet for the letters?

• She handed them back to her

• They got into a fight and Violet ran away

• Violet hid them from her mother, and told her she got rid of them

Violet says she is through with her Mother and Father's rules. What does she decide to do about it?

• Escape to Susquehanna River once a day, so she does not have to spend time with them

• Run away from home

• Read her letters from her sister every chance she get, even though her parents forbid it

What is a settlement house?

• A house in a bad neighborhood where girls took care of people, instead of taking care of just themselves

• A house for runaways

• A house that was in the city

Why did Grandma leave Violet and Chloe money?

• So they could go to college

• So they could buy a trunk to store possessions they could use once they were married

• To buy a car so they could start a new life for themselves

On page 24, Mrs. Renwick says that young ladies "should not travel unaccompanied on the train." What does unaccompanied mean?

• To go somewhere with someone as a companion or a guide

• To go somewhere without a companion or guide

• To run away to someplace and use a train as your method of transportation

What does Mrs. Renwick think of women and men having equal rights? How do you know?

What does the underlined word mean in the quotation below?

"My aren't you an ambitious little chick." (pg 29)

• showing a desire to succeed

• rude and having poor manners

• unintelligent

Which statement would Mrs. Renwick most likely agree?

• All girls should go to college so that they can make a life for themselves

• All girls should leave home and experience what life is like without their parents

• All girls should take care of the men in their life

What does the underlined word in the sentence below mean (pg 23)?

"Violet could tell at once that she was a meddlesome woman."

• A person that pries into other people's business

• A person that is kind and shows compassion

• A person that was about to die

Which sentence below shows how Violet feels when she originally leaves home?

• Violet wasn't ever going to get $250

• Violet felt a tear trickle itchily down the side of her nose

• Well Chloe would be glad that Violet was coming to live with her