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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Jack blame for the way Roland turned out?
(a) Society.
(b) Burr.
(c) June.
(d) Tiny Fran.

2. When did Ruby feel pleased with herself in Chapter 8?
(a) When she went to sleep at night.
(b) When she hugged Jack.
(c) When she sewed.
(d) When her bread rose.

3. What did Jack and Ruby believe happens to a person's spirit when they die?
(a) They will cease to exist.
(b) They will go to hell.
(c) Their spirit will leave the body and do as it pleases.
(d) They will go to heaven.

4. Why does Burr think Jack has taken the sheets off the bed?
(a) They are soiled.
(b) Jack is sleep walking.
(c) They are stained.
(d) They got ripped.

5. Who helps Jack find a housekeeper?
(a) Nobody.
(b) Burr.
(c) Roland.
(d) Ruby.

6. Why did Ruby cry during the beach vacation?
(a) She was homesick.
(b) She cried for the babies she couldn't have.
(c) She was angry at Burr.
(d) She hated Tiny Fran.

7. How does Jack's first solo meal turn out?
(a) The book doesn't say.
(b) Perfect.
(c) He burns it.
(d) Raw and awful.

8. Who has June been worried about running into in town?
(a) Roland.
(b) Her mother, Tiny Fran.
(c) Jack.
(d) Mavis.

9. After Ruby's death, how does Jack's house become?
(a) Air conditioned.
(b) Cold.
(c) Cleaner.
(d) Messy.

10. Who was miserable when Burr's family went to the beach with Jack and Ruby?
(a) Burr.
(b) Tiny Fran.
(c) June.
(d) Jack.

11. When did Jack and Ruby realize that babying animals is ridiculous?
(a) When Burr told them so.
(b) After they saw the pictures of themselves dressing up the cats.
(c) After they saw the pictures of themselves dressing up the dogs.
(d) After they became the town joke.

12. Who got injured during the beach vacation?
(a) Roland.
(b) Tiny Fran.
(c) June.
(d) Jack.

13. In Chapter 16, who does Jack forget is coming to his house?
(a) Mavis.
(b) Cecil.
(c) Burr and June.
(d) Tiny Fran.

14. When did Ruby start taking pictures of June?
(a) After June asked her to.
(b) After the pictures of the dogs came out so ridiculously.
(c) After she realized she didn't have any.
(d) After the pictures of the cats came out so ridiculously.

15. When John Woodrow was in the hospital, what did the other migrants think Ruby should do?
(a) Pull the plug.
(b) Run away.
(c) Ignore him.
(d) Go see John in the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was supposed to watch the mule while Jack and Ruby were away?

2. After emptying the deep freezer, what does Jack eat?

3. When they first met, how did Jack look at Ruby?

4. What did Ruby lie to Jack about when they first met?

5. When Cecil described hell, what did Jack pretend he thought Cecil was talking about?

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