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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Frances show her support for Ruth at dinner?
(a) She eats Ruth's food
(b) She throws away Ruth's food
(c) She slaps her father
(d) She does not eat

2. What material is the boy's father's clothes made from?
(a) Leather
(b) Foil
(c) Cotton
(d) PCP

3. What does Aunt Mary's factory make leather trimmings for?
(a) Chairs
(b) Fur coats
(c) Hats
(d) Shoes

4. What kind of houses do the blacks in Suffolk live in?
(a) Mud huts
(b) Shacks
(c) Apartments
(d) Mansions

5. What does Ruth say God is?
(a) The almighty
(b) A devil
(c) A spirit
(d) A fun guy

6. What city does Sam leave for?
(a) New York
(b) San Francisco
(c) Los Angeles
(d) Chicago

7. What is the name of Jack's husband?
(a) Uppity
(b) Big Richard
(c) Sour Milk
(d) Little Chicken

8. What is Ruth's job at the bank?
(a) A manager
(b) A clerk
(c) A typist
(d) A cleaner

9. Which member of Ruth's family dies while she is in New York?
(a) Her sister
(b) Her father
(c) Her brother
(d) Her grandfather

10. What kind of people do James and friends mug?
(a) Politicians
(b) School friends
(c) Mothers
(d) Old ladies

11. What color does the boy in Sunday School say Jesus should be?
(a) White
(b) Gray
(c) Yellow
(d) Black

12. What does Ruth says she suffers from because of her grandfather's death?
(a) Fear of the dark
(b) Fear of death
(c) Hay fever
(d) Claustrophobia

13. Who finds Ruth's bracelet?
(a) Her mother
(b) Her brother
(c) Her father
(d) Frances

14. What does Ruth drop behind the store?
(a) Her money
(b) Her bracelet
(c) Her purse
(d) Her necklace

15. What does Ruth say God is the color of?
(a) Water
(b) Pea soup
(c) Chalk
(d) Glass

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was James' mother raised?

2. What is the name of the main character?

3. What group is the boy's father part of?

4. Why can Ruth not eat Frances' mother's food?

5. What does Ruth use the money she steals for?

(see the answer keys)

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