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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Frances want Ruby to serve at Tiny Fran's wedding?
(a) No one else would do it.
(b) Frances wanted Ruby and her daughter to be friends.
(c) She liked the idea of having a white servant.
(d) Ruby asked if she could help out.

2. Who showed Ruby how to smoke?
(a) John Woodrow.
(b) June.
(c) Tiny Fran.
(d) Jack.

3. What was the first thing Jack ever said to Ruby?
(a) She shouldn't smoke.
(b) She was hot.
(c) He hated her husband.
(d) To watch out for Tiny Fran.

4. When they had lunch in the Pitt's house, what did the migrant workers do?
(a) Cleaned up after themselves.
(b) Made a mess, broke all the dishes, and stopped up the sink.
(c) Thanked Mrs. Pitt.
(d) Stayed for dinner afterward.

5. Who hated Ruby?
(a) Tiny Fran.
(b) June.
(c) Burr.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had Jack proposed to before Ruby?

2. What is Ruby's dying request?

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

4. At the beginning of the story, where has Jack been getting his food from for the past few months?

5. What did Jack's mother never do?

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