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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 old was Consolata when she was found by the sisters including Mary Magna?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Three.
(d) Nine.

2. In addition to Connie, which was the only nun to remain at the Convent?
(a) Mother Jones.
(b) Sister Christian.
(c) Mary Magna.
(d) Lila Jane.

3. The group that first arrived to found the town of Ruby shared a common dislike for what other group?
(a) Whites.
(b) Salesmen.
(c) Native Americans.
(d) Hippies.

4. What type of views does Patricia believe that Richard is teaching to the young people?
(a) Buddhist.
(b) Pacifist.
(c) Islamic.
(d) Militant.

5. Richard thinks that the older men of Ruby constantly tell stories of ancestor's efforts to found a town but never tell of what?
(a) Where the ancestors hid the gold.
(b) How they moved livestock.
(c) Their own efforts.
(d) The women who assisted them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Consolata is known to the people of Ruby by what name?

2. Who did Billie first turn to after the violent argument with her mother?

3. What does Arnette bring to the Convent after her wedding?

4. How many children has Lone DuPres delivered since the last of the Fleetwood children?

5. What are Richard and Anna contemplating?

Short Essay Questions

1. What started the townspeople's idea that Billie was a wild child?

2. What reasons does Patricia give for not approving of Richard's talks with the young people of the town?

3. Why do the Fleetwoods blame Lone for problems with their grandchildren, and what evidence is there that the situation was not Lone's fault?

4. According to Lone, what do the Fleetwoods blame on the women of the Convent, and why does Lone think this makes no sense?

5. What do some of the people that try to stop the massacre seem more concerned about than the welfare of the women of the Convent?

6. What is Richard Misner angry about?

7. What does Deek believe that the tea that Connie gave Soane causes, and why is this ironic?

8. What do the women of the Convent do after Connie draws their outlines on the basement floor?

9. Why do many parents of the town instruct their children to stay away from Billie Delia, and is this reputation deserved?

10. How do the town of Ruby and the Convent share joint responsibility for the field of marijuana?

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