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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After spending a week with Ruby and Jack, how did June feel about leaving?
(a) Rebellious.
(b) Sad.
(c) Ambivalent.
(d) Happy.

2. When did Tiny Fran leave Burr?
(a) Never.
(b) When Roland left home.
(c) After June left for college.
(d) When Ruby died.

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

4. Who was always trying to save people's souls?
(a) Cecil.
(b) Ruby.
(c) June.
(d) Burr.

5. Who did not attend Burr's wedding?
(a) Jack.
(b) Tiny Fran.
(c) Lonnie.
(d) His parents.

6. Who had to bail the migrant workers out of jail in the middle of the night?
(a) Lonnie.
(b) John Woodrow.
(c) Jack.
(d) Ruby.

7. 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.

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

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

10. As a child, who did Ruby think would always be around to help her around the house?
(a) Her children.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Sudie Bee.
(d) Her husband.

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

12. Who wasn't allowed to go to the hospital with everyone after the vacation injury?
(a) Burr.
(b) Roland.
(c) June.
(d) Ruby.

13. At the reception, what did Ruby joke about doing?
(a) Jack's penguin suit.
(b) Tiny Fran's dress.
(c) Tiny Fran's virginity.
(d) Poisoning Frances Hoover.

14. What did Tiny Fran fail to inform June about?
(a) How babies are made.
(b) Bra sizing.
(c) Menstruation.
(d) Acne treatments.

15. When they first met, how did Jack look at Ruby?
(a) Scornfully.
(b) Woefully.
(c) Sadly.
(d) Like she was something valuable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first real meal that Jack tries to make after Ruby's death?

2. What did Ruby say she would do to Jack if he ever stepped out of line?

3. Who did Ruby test recipes on?

4. What did Jack and Ruby believe happens to a person's spirit when they die?

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

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