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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Ruth was left devastated by her own stupidity, despite advancing to the final _________.
2. Ruth remembers the early letters Aunt Sid sent to her, filled with what stories?
3. How does Ruth feel about these books?
4. After a while, Miss Finch becomes what to Ruth?
5. Why did Ruth have to pay special attention in school?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Ruth begin working for Miss Finch?
2. What happened when May met Elmer Grey?
3. How does Ruth's time at Miss Finch's affect her?
4. What led to a friendship between Ruth and Aunt Sid?
5. What did Ruth think about these letters from Sid? Why?
6. How did May come to spend a great deal of time with Willard Jenson?
7. What does Ruth recall about school?
8. How does Ruth meet Ruby?
9. What leads to Ruth torturing Matt?
10. What does Ruth remember about one Christmas?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The household falls apart.
Part 1) Describe this destruction. What is the cause of this destruction?
Part 2) How do Ruth, Ruby, and May play a role in it's destruction?
Part 3) How different might their relationship have been if they had not lived together? Could it have been better? Why or why not? Could May's death have been prevented? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Ruth and Ruby meet on the lake.
Part 1) Describe this first meeting. What is learned about Ruby at this meeting? How does his past influence who he is at this point?
Part 2) How does this relationship progress? How is their demise foreshadowed? Why do they not see this?
Part 3) How different might Ruth's life have been if she had married Randall? Use the text to support your response.
Essay Topic 3
Ruth's father left when she was ten.
Part 1) Describe Ruth's family. Why might her father have left?
Part 2) How did her father's leaving affect Ruth, her brother, and her mother?
Part 3) What is a significant event that has taken place in your own life? How has it affected you?
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