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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. Daisy comes to Ruth and tells her what about Ruby?
(a) He is stupid.
(b) He is not a good person.
(c) He is not interested in her.
(d) He really likes her.

2. May learns in __________ that Matt was mentioned in Time magazine but did not tell her.
(a) March.
(b) July.
(c) April.
(d) November.

3. It was a family dynamic that caused Ruby to grow up how?
(a) With a violent temper and a lack of direction.
(b) With a strong will and great self-confidence.
(c) Shy and quiet.
(d) Nervous and uncertain.

4. May thinks she is the expert on what?
(a) Cleaning.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Organizing.
(d) Babies.

5. That Christmas Eve Ruth remembers as what?
(a) No different than any other day.
(b) One of the worst times in her marriage.
(c) One of the best times in her marriage.
(d) An okay day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ruby and Ruth have a _____________ to celebrate their marriage.

2. A few weeks later, May and Ruby fight about what?

3. Ruth often misses work to deal with what?

4. Ruth soon learns that Ruby did what to one of May's chickens?

5. May then spends the entire night complaining about what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Daisy suggest Ruth do? How do the others feel about this idea?

2. What time does Ruth remember as one of the best times in her marriage?

3. What led to Ruby being babied?

4. What happens when May, Ruby, and Ruth go to pick apples?

5. What does Ruth decide she and Ruby should do? How does this turn out? Why?

6. What does Ruth dream about doing? Why?

7. Describe the first few months after Justin's birth.

8. Describe Ruth's labor and delivery.

9. Describe the time between Ruth and Ruby's marriage and when tension begins.

10. What led to Ruby having a counselor?

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