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

2. Who killed the mule?
(a) Nature.
(b) Roland.
(c) Burr.
(d) Nobody knows.

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

4. How did the mule die?
(a) It had a heart attack.
(b) Natural causes.
(c) It was hung.
(d) Someone shot it.

5. At the end of the story, who does Jack think has visited him in the night?
(a) Ruby.
(b) June.
(c) God.
(d) An angel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Jack blame for the way Roland turned out?

2. How often has Jack mentioned the lie that Ruby told him when they first met?

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

4. Who wasn't allowed to go to the hospital with everyone after the vacation injury?

5. When did Tiny Fran leave Burr?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Roland do to Ruby's mule?

2. How did Tiny Fran leave Burr?

3. After Ruby's spirit does not visit, what does Jack do the next day?

4. What does Burr do for Jack, and how does this save his life?

5. Before leaving home, what had been Ruby's experience with cooking?

6. What did Jack and Ruby think happens to the soul after death?

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

8. What happened when Jack tried to cook for himself after Ruby's death?

9. Who was Tiny Fran's favorite child, and how did she treat the other one?

10. Why was Ruby so proud of her cooking?

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