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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Did Jack think that Burr truly had a choice in marrying Tiny Fran?
(a) Maybe.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) He wasn't sure.

2. Why did Lonnie ask Burr to marry Tiny Fran?
(a) No one else would ask her.
(b) Tiny Fran was pregnant.
(c) Tiny Fran had her eye on Burr.
(d) Burr loved Tiny Fran.

3. What did serving at Tiny Fran's wedding make Ruby think of?
(a) Her own sorry wedding.
(b) A fancy dinner.
(c) Her hatred for Tiny Fran.
(d) Sudie Bee scolding a servant for sticking his fingers in the cake.

4. What was Jack's father like?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Mean.
(c) Religious.
(d) Abusive.

5. At the beginning of the story, where has Jack been getting his food from for the past few months?
(a) The deep freezer.
(b) Burr's refrigerator.
(c) The store.
(d) He cooks.

6. Before they were married, what did Ruby tell Jack she wanted him to do?
(a) Take care of her.
(b) Plant potatoes.
(c) Buy her a car.
(d) Move to Florida.

7. Why did John Woodrow call Ruby a profane name?
(a) Because she wouldn't ask her father for money.
(b) She made him look bad.
(c) She wrecked their car.
(d) She called him a jerk.

8. What did Burr tell Lonnie he thought of Tiny Fran?
(a) He was in love with her.
(b) She was his dream woman.
(c) He hated her.
(d) He liked her ok.

9. What did Ruby do that Jack loved?
(a) Sang.
(b) Scrubbed the floor.
(c) Baked pies.
(d) Danced.

10. Who was Ruby's first husband?
(a) John Woodrow.
(b) Jack Stokes.
(c) Burr.
(d) Lonnie Hoover.

11. What does Jack think that he will die with that will carry on?
(a) Love.
(b) Friends.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The world.

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

13. After her first day of work in the Hoover house, what did Ruby come home to?
(a) John Woodrow making dinner with another woman.
(b) John Woodrow and a young girl who was wearing her lingerie.
(c) John Woodrow beating another woman.
(d) John Woodrow and a young girl who was wearing her diamonds.

14. Who is the first woman Jack ever really loved?
(a) June.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Frances.
(d) Tiny Fran.

15. Who had Jack proposed to before Ruby?
(a) Every girl in town.
(b) Tiny Fran.
(c) No one.
(d) June.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jack think Lonnie might will to him someday?

2. What did Ruby think of when Jack shot his gun?

3. What does Ruby do for Jack before she dies?

4. How does Jack feel about Ruby after she has passed?

5. Why was Ruby angry about having to serve at Tiny Fran's wedding?

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