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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. At the end of the book, what does Burr give Jack?
(a) A room in his house.
(b) A new wife.
(c) A birthday card.
(d) Land.

2. Who received Ruby's portion of her family inheritance?
(a) Jack.
(b) Sudie Bee.
(c) John Woodrow.
(d) Her brothers.

3. Why does Jack take the sheets off his bed?
(a) They smell of Ruby's dusting powder he had sprinkled on them.
(b) He wet the bed.
(c) They are ripped.
(d) He spilled beer on them.

4. When Ruby was a child, who really did all the work around the house?
(a) Sudie Bee.
(b) Her father.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Her mother.

5. Who attended his father's funeral with Burr?
(a) Jack.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Tiny Fran.
(d) Lonnie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Ruby think that she and Jack could not have children?

2. Who was miserable when Burr's family went to the beach with Jack and Ruby?

3. Who was the best man at Burr's wedding?

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

5. Who married Tiny Fran and Burr?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who informed June about menstruation, and why?

2. What did Cecil come to Jack and Ruby's house to do?

3. What did Roland finally get arrested for?

4. Why was Ruby so proud of her cooking?

5. What happened to John Woodrow the night before Ruby and Jack met?

6. What did Jack do to prepare for Ruby's spirit to visit him?

7. Why did Jack think that Ruby's ghost had visited him in the night?

8. What did the other migrant workers criticize Ruby for?

9. Why did Ruby cry when she found out that John Woodrow was dead?

10. Why does Jack remove the sheets? Why does Burr think Jack has removed the sheets?

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