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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. Why does May insist they all go back to work?

2. The following January, Ruby gets a job running ________________ that parks in the grocery store parking lot twice a month.

3. Ruth goes into labor when?

4. Within a few months, what has happened to Ruth and Ruby?

5. Why does May become upset when Ruby insists on a certain type of fruit?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Ruby's father treat him?

3. What is happening during this time in Ruby's life?

4. What leads to tension? What exacerbates this tension?

5. How do Ruth and Ruby feel at the birthing class?

6. What does Ruth dream about doing? Why?

7. To what does Ruth return home?

8. What happens at the beginning of Chapter 16?

9. How do Ruby and Ruth celebrate their marriage?

10. How does Ruth feel about getting married?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

May is very controlling of Justin.

Part 1) Describe this controlling behavior. How does it compare to her behavior toward her children when they were young?

Part 2) Why does she act this way? Should she act this way? Why or why not?

Part 3) When have you tried to control a situation you were in? Why did you do this? How were you affected by this controlling behavior? How did your behavior affect others?

Essay Topic 2

Ruby is hit by a car.

Part 1) Why was he hit by a car? How does this reveal Ruby's behavior and attitude at this time?

Part 2) How does this affect the other members of his family? Does he realize the consequences of his actions? Why or why not?

Part 3) What might you have done about Ruby after this accident? Why would you have done this?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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