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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. What did someone paint on the oven?
(a) A fist.
(b) The Lord's Prayer.
(c) A rooster.
(d) Gang symbols.

2. In the story Elder told Steward, what were the white men doing?
(a) Gambling with dice.
(b) Beating a prostitute.
(c) Building a grain silo.
(d) Filling sand bags in expectation of a flood.

3. Who was Ruby Best's husband?
(a) Roger Best.
(b) Pete Best.
(c) As a nun she considered herself married to God.
(d) She was a lifelong spinster.

4. What were the names of Soane and Deek's sons?
(a) Easter and Scout.
(b) Jeff and David.
(c) Arthur and Benjamin.
(d) Bernard and Arthur.

5. How many restaurants does Ruby have?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Connie sell to earn money?

2. What is Richard Misner advocating on behalf of the young people?

3. Who does Gigi see at the Convent that is terribly upset?

4. Who drives Mavis to the Cadillac?

5. The town of Ruby is named after whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conditions does Mavis's mother place on Mavis being able to stay at her house?

2. How does the plot not flow in a chronological manner in the chapter "Ruby"?

3. What are some of town situations that Dovey Morgan thinks about?

4. How does Mavis retrieve her car and get it to the Convent?

5. Why is there instant animosity between Mavis and Gigi?

6. How does Mavis get confused and diverted from her intention to go straight to California?

7. What means do the Morgan twins use to help their nephew out of trouble when he impregnates Arnette?

8. How did Mavis' twins die, according to the story Mavis tells the reporter?

9. Why does Deek drive to the bank even though it is a short distance?

10. What event cuts short Mavis's reunion upon arriving back at the Convent after a month's absence?

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