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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In __________ grade, Ruth was instructed to write a letter to someone, so she chose Aunt Sid.
(a) Second.
(b) Fourth.
(c) First.
(d) Third.

2. The town is so _________ that everyone knows everyone's business.
(a) Small.
(b) Irritating.
(c) Odd.
(d) Large.

3. How did Ruth feel when Jesus did not really make an appearance?
(a) She was disappointed.
(b) She was angry.
(c) She was worried.
(d) She was surprised.

4. One evening around the fourth of July, Daisy takes Ruth to the lake. They steal a boat and paddle out to the middle of the lake where they run into who?
(a) Dee Dee.
(b) Matt.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Randall.

5. Unfortunately Ruth lost out on the spelling bee. How did May treat her?
(a) Cruelly.
(b) Carefully.
(c) With disappointment.
(d) Thoughtfully.

6. May wore the same _________ from her sister's wedding to her husband's memorial service.
(a) Hat.
(b) Dress.
(c) Gloves.
(d) Scarf.

7. How did these feelings about herself affect her?
(a) They caused her to skip a grade.
(b) They caused her great embarrassment.
(c) They caused her to be successful.
(d) They caused her to fail over and over again.

8. Daisy wants to be what in Hollywood or New York?
(a) A makeup artist.
(b) A waitress.
(c) A movie star.
(d) A model.

9. Ruth realizes now that people in town must have felt how for her and her family?
(a) Worried.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Embarrassed.
(d) Sorry.

10. How does Ruth feel about these books?
(a) She is interested in them.
(b) She is excited about them.
(c) She is annoyed by them.
(d) She fears them.

11. Ruth does not have many memories of her father, but she can recall one afternoon when she helped a _______ deliver its baby how her father patted her on the head and told her she was a good farmer.
(a) Goat.
(b) Cow.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Horse.

12. It was a rare bit of praise for a child overshadowed by whom?
(a) Her little brother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father's friends.
(d) Her older brother.

13. Ruth would often catch bees and leave them where?
(a) In Matt's club house.
(b) In Matt's bed.
(c) In Matt's car.
(d) In the house.

14. May was the oldest of ________ children and therefore had the burden of the chores placed on her shoulders.
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Six.
(d) Eight.

15. Ruth recalls how her mother often told her her father's leaving was whose fault?
(a) His.
(b) Her.
(c) No one's.
(d) Everyone's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ruth feels like an afterthought at graduation. Why?

2. On payday, Ruth hands her check over to May except for______ dollars which she puts away in a piggy bank.

3. Due to the amount of teasing Ruth receives at school, what does she do?

4. While Ruth is working for Miss Finch, she begins to do what?

5. Miss Finch is taken to a nursing home for what reason?

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