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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After John's death, why didn't Ruby go back to her family's farm?
(a) She hated it there.
(b) Her parents wouldn't have her.
(c) She was ashamed.
(d) She couldn't remember where it was.

2. How did meeting Ruby change Jack's life?
(a) It made him go crazy.
(b) It made him angry.
(c) It defined his life; he became a man.
(d) It made him sad.

3. When Ruby is in her coffin, what does Jack do?
(a) Knocks over the casket.
(b) Gives her a kiss.
(c) Hides her ashy fingers.
(d) Fixes her make-up.

4. Why didn't Jack want someone else's property?
(a) No one ever offered him property.
(b) He only wanted property in Florida.
(c) He didn't want to own anything.
(d) He didn't want what he didn't know.

5. What does Ruby wish she could change?
(a) Her marriage.
(b) Her diagnosis and the way she handled Jack that day.
(c) Her whole life.
(d) Her name.

6. What did John do that was the last straw for Ruby?
(a) Gambled.
(b) Cheated.
(c) Beat her.
(d) Lied.

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

8. How did Lonnie deal with problems?
(a) He laughed off his troubles.
(b) Quietly, but with sense.
(c) With rage.
(d) He ignored them.

9. Why was Ruby told to clean the Hoover house so thoroughly?
(a) In preparation for Tiny Fran's wedding.
(b) Mrs. Hoover was anal retentive.
(c) The governor was coming to dinner.
(d) It was filthy.

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

11. What did Mrs. Hoover tell Tiny Fran to do?
(a) Make lunch.
(b) Help Ruby clean.
(c) Wash her hair.
(d) Sit and rest.

12. Would Jack have turned down Tiny Fran if she had been offered to him?
(a) He already did.
(b) He hadn't thought about it.
(c) Yes.
(d) Probably not.

13. What did Burr truly think of Tiny Fran?
(a) She was beautiful.
(b) She was the love of his life.
(c) She was ugly.
(d) She was promiscuous.

14. What did Jack like about Ruby when he first met her?
(a) She was short.
(b) She smelled nice.
(c) She wasn't flirty with him; they had a real conversation.
(d) She smoked.

15. What did Ruby want to do to John Woodrow, but never got the chance?
(a) Shoot him.
(b) Kick him.
(c) Tell him she loved him.
(d) Divorce him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ruby's bad habit?

2. What did Jack do with his gun?

3. Who had Jack proposed to before Ruby?

4. Who is Jack's wife?

5. What does Jack think of Ruby's dying request?

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