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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. How long has Mavis been away from the Convent when she returns to meet Gigi?
(a) One month.
(b) Overnight.
(c) Six hours.
(d) Three days.

2. Where is Gigi the first time that Mavis sees her?
(a) In the cellar below the barn.
(b) On top of the windmill.
(c) On television.
(d) Sprawled in the yard.

3. What type of law enforcement organization does the town of Ruby have?
(a) None.
(b) One decrepit town marshal.
(c) Military police.
(d) An active and oppressive police force.

4. How did Connie meet the old woman she tends at the Convent?
(a) The old woman is Connie's birth mother.
(b) The old woman is Connie's sister.
(c) Connie worked for the old woman at the textile factory.
(d) The old woman adopted Connie when she was nine.

5. Who welcomes Mavis at the Convent without judging or questioning her?
(a) Toni.
(b) Connie.
(c) Sal.
(d) Frank.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about Gigi initially shocks Mavis upon Mavis's return to the Convent?

2. What does Sweetie believe she hears during the night?

3. Instead of being supportive of Mavis's decision, what does Mavis's mother say?

4. What is the purpose of the meeting that K.D. knows will be held later in the day?

5. The story opens with the following words:

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mavis get confused and diverted from her intention to go straight to California?

2. In addition to being respected as founders of the town of Ruby, what is another way that the Morgan twins have power over the townspeople?

3. Why is the town of Ruby not a place that attracts travelers?

4. Why is there instant animosity between Mavis and Gigi?

5. What does Connie do to earn a meager income?

6. What conditions does Mavis's mother place on Mavis being able to stay at her house?

7. What event cuts short Mavis's reunion upon arriving back at the Convent after a month's absence?

8. How does Gigi become stranded at the convent?

9. What are some of town situations that Dovey Morgan thinks about?

10. How does the plot not flow in a chronological manner in the chapter "Ruby"?

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