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. Which character is the most likely to win "Greatest Feminist" award?
Royal Loomis
Emmie Hubbard
Mattie Gokey
Miss Wilcox
Q. What most convinces Mattie to go to college instead of marry Royal?
Weaver Smith
Grace Brown's letters
Mattie's changing views of women
Miss Wilcox
Q. The novel suggests that society and class:
do not have any racist tendencies.
applaud and help characters who want to achieve their dreams.
have vague ideas of what it means to be a woman.
prevent characters from reaching beyond the status they were born to.
Q. Mattie most likely continues to look up her word of the day because:
words are how she understands the world.
the word distracts her from her real life problems.
the word is what makes her relationships with her sisters so strong.
her mother would have wanted her to continue the tradition of learning words.
Q. As she leaves Eagle Bay, what does Mattie realize about her family?
Her family will always be with her.
She's not going to miss any of them.
She's leaving her family behind for good.
Her mother was right to make Mattie promise to stay with her family.