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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ruby realize a dying person needs?

3. Who is the first woman Jack ever really loved?

4. Who is Jack's wife?

5. Why did Ruby marry John Woodrow?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ruby's upbringing and why she was unprepared for someone like John Woodrow.

2. Describe John's courting of Ruby and how he presented himself to her.

3. How did Jack plan to win Ruby over?

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

5. How did Jack meet Ruby?

6. What was Jack's first impression of Ruby?

7. What did Jack once think that Lonnie Hoover would give and didn't?

8. What memory did Ruby recall when thinking of her diagnosis?

9. Why did Frances Hoover want Ruby to serve at Tiny Fran's wedding?

10. What was Jack's mother like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the parenting styles of Ruby and Tiny Fran, being sure to mention:

a) The parenting that both women received from their mothers.

b) The amount of attention given to both Roland and June.

c) The roles of Jack and Burr as co-parents.

Be sure to cite examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Both John Woodrow and Jack Stokes felt inferior to Ruby. Compare and contrast their reasons and motivations for these feelings, as well as their origins.

Essay Topic 3

After writing fifteen chapters with Jack and Ruby as narrators, the author switches narrative styles in the last chapter to third person omnipotent. Explain why having dual narrators was not only beneficial, but critical to the story, and why it was necessary to switch styles for the ending.

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