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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ruth think her father married her mother?
(a) To have a son
(b) To move to America
(c) To become a rabbi
(d) For love

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

3. What was Ruth's maiden name?
(a) McBride
(b) Jordan
(c) Goldburg
(d) Shilsky

4. What does Ruth say she was starved of?
(a) Attention
(b) Love
(c) Food
(d) Education

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

6. What is the name of James' stepsister?
(a) Lauren
(b) Daisy
(c) Jacqueline
(d) Doris

7. What war does Sam fight in?
(a) World War II
(b) The Korean War
(c) World War I
(d) The Vietnam War

8. What do the muggers spill on the sidewalk?
(a) Ruth's groceries
(b) Their cans of Coke
(c) Their blood
(d) Ruth's loose change

9. Where does Ruth take her children shopping?
(a) Manhatten's Lower East Side
(b) Greenwich Village
(c) Brooklyn
(d) The Bronx

10. What language can Ruth speak as well as English?
(a) French
(b) German
(c) Yiddish
(d) Polish

11. What does Ruth have to do in the morning before school?
(a) Light the fire
(b) Feed the chickens
(c) Open the store
(d) Cook breakfast

12. Where did James' mother spend most of her adult life?
(a) Raleigh
(b) New York
(c) Los Angeles
(d) Seattle

13. What sits outside of Ruth's apartment after Hunter dies?
(a) His best suit
(b) His bike
(c) His body
(d) His car

14. Why is Ruth's family disliked?
(a) They are too serious
(b) They are rude
(c) They are Jewish
(d) They are poor

15. What does James' mother embarrass James doing?
(a) Riding a bike
(b) Preaching
(c) Playing the piano
(d) Hugging him

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Jack's husband?

2. From whose death does James say his mother never recovers?

3. What is the name of the boy Ruth meets in this chapter?

4. What is the name of the main character?

5. What does James say the preacher at church dots his sermons with?

(see the answer keys)

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