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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ruby call Jaime when she gets home?
(a) Roscoe is acting frantic.
(b) She cannot find her house key.
(c) The cat is sick.
(d) She needs to know how to turn on the oven.

2. Why did Ruby's mother often use false names?
(a) To keep the children welfare away.
(b) To keep Ruby's father from finding them.
(c) To get the utilities turned on.
(d) To avoid creditors.

3. Where does Ruby find Roscoe when she hears him barking?
(a) Across the street.
(b) On the Cross' side of the fence.
(c) Next to the base of a tree in the back yard.
(d) In the street.

4. What does Nate suggest to Harriet?
(a) She rearrange a display.
(b) She make arrangements for auto bill pay with his father's company.
(c) She go see a movie Nate has just seen.
(d) She trust Ruby.

5. What conversation does Ruby hear between Cora and some friends?
(a) About Cora's guilt about not staying in touch with Ruby.
(b) About Nate's father's volatility.
(c) About Cora's inability to get pregnant.
(d) About Ruby being there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What supposedly keeps Ruby from hitting Gervais?

2. What falls out of Ruby's dress pocket when she is dressing at Marshall's house?

3. Why can't Peyton do what Ruby asks of her?

4. What plans does Ruby say have changed?

5. What sort of jobs did Ruby's mother hold?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nate do for his father on a regular basis?

2. What does Jaime want Ruby to do when he picks her up at school one afternoon and what is her response?

3. Where does Ruby go from the mall and what important piece of information does Marshall gain from the encounter?

4. Describe the conversation between Cora and Ruby about Cora's wedding.

5. What does Ruby notice about Jaime at breakfast the next morning?

6. What does Ruby want to do with the money Cora gives her for clothes, and what does she ultimately do?

7. What has Jaime bought for himself, Ruby, Cora and Roscoe and how do Ruby and Cora react?

8. What conversation does Ruby overhear in Cora's room as she comes home to a party?

9. What new ad campaign does Jaime dream up and what are Cora and Ruby's responses?

10. What decision has Ruby made concerning living with Cora and Jaime, but how does she hedge her bets?

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