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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did meeting Ruby change Jack's life?
(a) It made him go crazy.
(b) It made him sad.
(c) It defined his life; he became a man.
(d) It made him angry.

2. How old was Jack when his mother died?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Six.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Seven.

3. Who is Jack's wife?
(a) Tiny Fran.
(b) Ruby.
(c) June.
(d) Frances.

4. What did Ruby do that Jack loved?
(a) Danced.
(b) Scrubbed the floor.
(c) Baked pies.
(d) Sang.

5. Who hated Ruby?
(a) June.
(b) Tiny Fran.
(c) Jack.
(d) Burr.

6. What was the first thing Jack ever said to Ruby?
(a) He hated her husband.
(b) She shouldn't smoke.
(c) She was hot.
(d) To watch out for Tiny Fran.

7. After John's death, why didn't Ruby go back to her family's farm?
(a) She hated it there.
(b) She couldn't remember where it was.
(c) She was ashamed.
(d) Her parents wouldn't have her.

8. What is Ruby's dying request?
(a) A good meal.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) A hot shower.
(d) A kiss.

9. What does Ruby do for Jack before she dies?
(a) Makes the bed.
(b) Drinks with him.
(c) Fills the deep freezer with food.
(d) Does his laundry.

10. Why did Ruby marry John Woodrow?
(a) Her father made her do it.
(b) Her mother told her to.
(c) He was the first to ask and she didn't have the sense to say "No."
(d) She had known him all her life and really loved him.

11. On Ruby's first day of work, what did Tiny Fran do that Ruby found appalling?
(a) Slapped her mother.
(b) Vomited on the floor.
(c) Helped Ruby clean.
(d) Left the house.

12. Whose property did Jack turn down?
(a) June's.
(b) Ruby's.
(c) Tiny Fran's.
(d) Burr's.

13. What does Ruby say scares a man?
(a) The thought of cooking for himself.
(b) Having to re-marry.
(c) Spiders.
(d) A sick woman who was once strong.

14. Who gave Jack a gun?
(a) John.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Burr.
(d) Tiny Fran.

15. How did Lonnie deal with problems?
(a) He ignored them.
(b) Quietly, but with sense.
(c) With rage.
(d) He laughed off his troubles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Did Jack think that Burr truly had a choice in marrying Tiny Fran?

2. Who thought it was a bad idea to let the migrants in the Pitt's house for lunch?

3. Where did Jack first see Ruby?

4. What is Ruby's bad habit?

5. How important was land to Jack?

(see the answer keys)

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