A Northern Light Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around A Northern Light? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Who is Mattie's best girl friend?


Lou
Minnie
Aunt Josie
Martha Miller
Q. Mattie finds out that Royal is only pursuing her because:


he loves her.
he desires her.
he wants her Pa's land.
he wants to save her family from poverty.
Q. What does Mattie promise herself after she sees Minnie give birth?


That she will have a large family.
That she will marry Royal Loomis.
That she will never have children.
That she will never become a midwife.
Q. Why is Grace Brown's pregnancy such a scandal?


Because she's too young to be pregnant.
Because she's not married.
Because she's decided not to keep the baby.
Because she dies in childbirth.
Q. The most conventional and socially accepted female character in the novel is


Lou
Mattie
Fran
Belinda Becker