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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. As a young woman, what was Ruby's most prized possession?
(a) Her car.
(b) Fancy lingerie.
(c) Her cat.
(d) A diamond necklace.

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

3. What did Jack admire about Ruby?
(a) Her ability to overcome her first marriage.
(b) Her meaness.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her hands.

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

5. How does Ruby die?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Old age.
(c) Farming accident.
(d) Lung cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who informed Ruby of John's death?

2. Before they were married, what did Ruby tell Jack she wanted him to do?

3. Why did Lonnie ask Burr to marry Tiny Fran?

4. What did Ruby think of when Jack shot his gun?

5. What did John do that was the last straw for Ruby?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of person was Tiny Fran?

2. Why did Ruby get mad at Jack the day she was diagnosed with cancer?

3. What is Jack's last memory of Ruby?

4. What did Jack think of John Woodrow?

5. How was Ruby not like Jack's mother?

6. Why did Burr agree to marry Tiny Fran?

7. After they were married, how did John Woodrow treat Ruby?

8. What did Ruby plan to do to John Woodrow after she caught him cheating?

9. How did Jack's father die?

10. What was Jack's mother like?

(see the answer keys)

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