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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Ruby chosen to work in the Hoover house?

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

3. What does Ruby wish she could change?

4. Why didn't Jack want someone else's property?

5. What did Jack do when his father died?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jack plan to win Ruby over?

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

3. What was Jack's mother like?

4. What memory did Ruby recall when thinking of her diagnosis?

5. What did Jack think of John Woodrow?

6. What is Jack's last memory of Ruby?

7. How did Jack meet Ruby?

8. Why did Ruby marry John Woodrow?

9. When Jack shot his gun, what did Ruby think of and why didn't she tell Jack?

10. Why did Burr agree to marry Tiny Fran?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both John Woodrow and Jack Stokes felt inferior to Ruby. Compare and contrast their reasons and motivations for these feelings, as well as their origins.

Essay Topic 2

Ruby gives up her ownership of land that she inherited while Jack feels a sense of ownership for fields he has no title for. Explore why both character's feelings are both right as well as wrong.

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.

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