The Wife Of His Youth

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. The narrator notes, “[T]he society was a life-boat, an anchor, a bulwark and a shield, a pillar of cloud by day and of fire by night, to guide their people through the social wilderness” (Part 1). Which of the following literary terms does the narrator use in this quote?

A) Metaphor

B) Simile

C) Personification

D) Allegory

2. Which of the following words best describes Mr. Ryder’s work ethic and capabilities?

A) Consistently nonchalant

B) Upwardly mobile

C) Considerably lackadaisical

D) Unabashedly traverse

3. In addition to its primary function, what is the secondary purpose of Mr. Ryder’s ball?

A) To teach Mrs. Dixon a valuable lesson in the etiquette of the society

B) To raise money for the orphaned children of Groveland

C) To re-establish social standards that he believes are waning

D) To display his exorbitant amount of wealth to the society members

4. What does Mr. Ryder’s knowledge of Alfred Lord Tennyson imply about his background?

A) That he is preoccupied with the British monarchy

B) That he is interested in historical American poets

C) That he is educated and well-read

D) That he is complicit with the Chartist movement

5. What does Liza’s story reveal about race relations in pre-Reconstruction South?