2. Why did Jack think that he and Ruby could not have children?
(a) It was Ruby's fault.
(b) It was his fault.
(c) They never tried hard enough.
(d) It was not in God's plan.

3. Who was supposed to watch the mule while Jack and Ruby were away?
(a) Tiny Fran.
(b) June.
(c) Roland.
(d) Burr.

4. Why does Jack take the sheets off his bed?
(a) They smell of Ruby's dusting powder he had sprinkled on them.
(b) He wet the bed.
(c) They are ripped.
(d) He spilled beer on them.

5. On her second day of work at the Hoover house, what did Ruby fear Tiny Fran would associate her with?
(a) Jack.
(b) The town gossip.
(c) Her husband and the migrants her father had to bail out of jail.
(d) The other migrant women.

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

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

8. How does Jack's first solo meal turn out?
(a) The book doesn't say.
(b) Perfect.
(c) Raw and awful.
(d) He burns it.

9. When was the happiest week of Ruby's life?
(a) When Tiny Fran died.
(b) When Jack proposed to her.
(c) When June stayed with her and Jack for an entire week.
(d) The week John Woodrow died.

10. When did Ruby finally visit her parents?
(a) She never did.
(b) When she got pregnant.
(c) After she married Jack.
(d) After she turned 30.

11. How often has Jack mentioned the lie that Ruby told him when they first met?
(a) Sometimes.
(b) Only on their anniversary.
(c) Every day.
(d) Never.

12. Where did Ruby hide a gun?
(a) On top of the refrigerator.
(b) In a ditch.
(c) Behind the toilet.
(d) In the bottom of her bag where the lingerie had been.

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

14. On the housekeeper's first day, what is the first thing to break?
(a) The table.
(b) The door.
(c) The toilet.
(d) The TV.

15. Who does Jack hire as a housekeeper?
(a) Cecil.
(b) Tiny Fran.
(c) Mavis.
(d) Burr.