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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. As children they often played house together, but Matt had to be who?
(a) The son.
(b) The bride.
(c) The father.
(d) The groom.

2. Matt lives in a world that does not include who?
(a) Anyone but himself.
(b) May.
(c) May and Ruth.
(d) Ruth.

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

4. Ruth remembers one Christmas when the Reverend at her church announced what?
(a) Satan has taken control of many lives.
(b) The coming of Jesus.
(c) Jesus is born.
(d) He would be retiring.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At other times, Ruth reads snippets of the letters she receives from whom?

2. Honey Creek is a small farm town in the ______________ part of Illinois.

3. What happened one afternoon when Ruth's father accidentally spilled ice cream on her head?

4. They often share personal stories, and sometimes Miss Finch talks about her husband and what?

5. The marriage was a happy one, until what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Ruth is moved up to a normal English class?

2. Describe Ruth's first meeting with Aunt Sid.

3. What happens between Randall and Ruth? What happens at about the same time?

4. What does Matt do after high school graduation?

5. What does Ruth remember about one Christmas?

6. How does Ruth's time at Miss Finch's affect her?

7. What does Ruth remember about a mistake she made cooking one night? Why is she afraid to tell Aunt Sid this story?

8. Describe Honey Creek.

9. How did May and Willard's marriage come to an end?

10. How does Artie get Ruth involved in an activity?

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