View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack say are the two things that carry on after you die?

2. What did serving at Tiny Fran's wedding make Ruby think of?

3. Would Jack have turned down Tiny Fran if she had been offered to him?

4. After lunching in the Pitt's house, where did the migrant workers eat lunch afterward?

5. What did Jack like about Ruby when he first met her?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what was Ruby doing, and why?

2. Describe Jack's experience with women before Ruby.

3. How was Ruby not like Jack's mother?

4. How did Ruby die, and why was this so frustrating for Jack?

5. Describe Ruby's upbringing and why she was unprepared for someone like John Woodrow.

6. After they were married, how did John Woodrow treat Ruby?

7. What kind of person was Tiny Fran?

8. How did Jack acquire his gun, and what did he use it for?

9. Why did Ruby get mad at Jack the day she was diagnosed with cancer?

10. What land did Jack turn down, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore and discuss examples of social class divisions within the story, being sure to touch upon:

a) Race.

b) Stereotypes.

c) Morality.

Be sure to cite examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Explore the theme of judgment throughout the novel, touching on:

a) Burr's judgment of Tiny Fran.

b) Mrs. Pitt and Sudie Bees conflicting judgments of the migrant workers.

c) Cecil's judgment regarding Ruby's soul.

Be sure to cite examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Several characters within the novel are either abused or themselves abusers. Select one character, either:

1) Ruby.

2) John Woodrow.

3) Tiny Fran.

Explain their roles as victim or perpetrator. Be sure to cite examples from the text.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 861 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample