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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ruby realize a dying person needs?
(a) Fun.
(b) To be told everything is going to be ok.
(c) To be held and confronted with reality, not empty consolation.
(d) Lots of food.

2. Who else did Jack love?
(a) Mavis.
(b) His mother.
(c) Tiny Fran.
(d) Frances.

3. How does Ruby react to Jack's thoughts on her diagnosis?
(a) She cries and yells at him.
(b) She leaves the room.
(c) She is indifferent.
(d) She laughs.

4. How does Ruby die?
(a) Farming accident.
(b) Lung cancer.
(c) Old age.
(d) Car accident.

5. Who is the narrator of Chapter 1?
(a) Burr.
(b) Jack.
(c) John Woodrow.
(d) Ruby.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ruby is in her coffin, what does Jack do?

2. After John's death, why didn't Ruby go back to her family's farm?

3. Who hated Ruby?

4. What did Jack admire about Ruby?

5. Who informed Ruby of John's death?

(see the answer key)

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