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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Cecil was thrown out of the house, what did Jack have to do to calm down?
(a) Have a drink.
(b) Smoke.
(c) Go for a walk.
(d) Yell at the TV.

2. What worried Ruby the most about dying?
(a) If she would go to heaven.
(b) What Jack would do.
(c) If she would go to hell.
(d) Where her soul would travel.

3. Why didn't Jack and Ruby adopt any children?
(a) They wanted their own.
(b) They had June in their lives.
(c) They weren't allowed to do so.
(d) They didn't actually want kids.

4. After emptying the deep freezer, what does Jack eat?
(a) Canned soup and cereal.
(b) Whatever Burr cooks.
(c) Stir fry.
(d) Burgers and fries.

5. When Jack first met Ruby, what was he hauling across the yard?
(a) Manure.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Corn.

6. What did Ruby sew for June?
(a) Aprons.
(b) Curtains.
(c) Skirts for a cruise.
(d) A quilt.

7. Whose inner thoughts is the reader privy to in Chapter 16?
(a) Cecil and Jack's.
(b) Jack and Ruby's.
(c) Jack, June, and Burr's.
(d) Nobody's.

8. Who got injured during the beach vacation?
(a) Roland.
(b) June.
(c) Tiny Fran.
(d) Jack.

9. When Cecil described hell, what did Jack pretend he thought Cecil was talking about?
(a) Church activities.
(b) A fictitious novel.
(c) A porno movie.
(d) His fantasies.

10. Were Jack and Ruby religious?
(a) Maybe.
(b) They weren't sure.
(c) No.
(d) There is no way to tell.

11. After finding out that John Woodrow was in the hospital, what did Ruby decide to do about the predicament?
(a) Poison John so he wouldn't live.
(b) Raise money to pay the doctors.
(c) Pray.
(d) Ignore it.

12. What does the housekeeper do on the second day?
(a) Bleach Jack's dungarees.
(b) Cook.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Make phone calls.

13. Who is the only person Tiny Fran ever "loved"?
(a) Roland.
(b) Burr.
(c) June.
(d) Ruby.

14. Who did Jack blame for the way Roland turned out?
(a) Society.
(b) Tiny Fran.
(c) Burr.
(d) June.

15. After Ruby's death, how does Jack's house become?
(a) Messy.
(b) Cleaner.
(c) Cold.
(d) Air conditioned.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attended his father's funeral with Burr?

2. At the end of the story, what does Jack put on for Ruby?

3. At the end of the second day, what happens to the housekeeper?

4. What does Jack say instead of "haunt"?

5. Who narrates Chapter 16?

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