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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ruby realize a dying person needs?
(a) To be told everything is going to be ok.
(b) Lots of food.
(c) To be held and confronted with reality, not empty consolation.
(d) Fun.

2. What was the first thing Jack ever said to Ruby?
(a) She shouldn't smoke.
(b) She was hot.
(c) He hated her husband.
(d) To watch out for Tiny Fran.

3. 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 diamonds.
(c) John Woodrow and a young girl who was wearing her lingerie.
(d) John Woodrow beating another woman.

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

5. When they had lunch in the Pitt's house, what did the migrant workers do?
(a) Thanked Mrs. Pitt.
(b) Stayed for dinner afterward.
(c) Cleaned up after themselves.
(d) Made a mess, broke all the dishes, and stopped up the sink.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Ruby found out her husband was injured, what did Jack offer her?

2. What does Jack think that he will die with that will carry on?

3. Before they were married, what did Ruby tell Jack she wanted him to do?

4. Who is the first woman Jack ever really loved?

5. What is Ruby's bad habit?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Jack shot his gun, what did Ruby think of and why didn't she tell Jack?

2. Describe John's courting of Ruby and how he presented himself to her.

3. How was Ruby not like Jack's mother?

4. What memory did Ruby recall when thinking of her diagnosis?

5. Describe Jack's experience with women before Ruby.

6. How did Ruby die, and why was this so frustrating for Jack?

7. What happened the last time Ruby saw John Woodrow?

8. How did Jack acquire his gun, and what did he use it for?

9. Why did Burr agree to marry Tiny Fran?

10. What was Jack's mother like?

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