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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ruth believes May is very _________ at this point in her life.
(a) Lonely.
(b) Sad.
(c) Angry.
(d) Worried.

2. As a child, May would often tell her sisters she was going to do what?
(a) Sell them.
(b) Kill herself.
(c) Get married young.
(d) Run away.

3. Ruth recalls how in school she began with what impression?
(a) She was popular.
(b) She was special.
(c) She was smart.
(d) She was dumb.

4. Why did May always think Willard would come back to her?
(a) Because she could not accept that he was dead.
(b) Because the military was never able to supply a body.
(c) Because Willard said he would never leave her.
(d) Because the police could not find his body.

5. Willard was killed where?
(a) In the Atlantic.
(b) In a bar.
(c) In the Pacific.
(d) On the train to work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Matt is a _____________ man by the time they reach high school.

2. For _____ years, May lived with her parents, doing the chores with the younger children.

3. In __________ grade, Ruth was instructed to write a letter to someone, so she chose Aunt Sid.

4. They would dance among what?

5. Ruth remembers the early letters Aunt Sid sent to her, filled with what stories?

(see the answer key)

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