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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. After finally having enough of John, what did Ruby do?
(a) Got a divorce.
(b) Beat up John.
(c) Ran away.
(d) Bought a pistol.

2. When recalling her diagnosis, what does Ruby think of?
(a) Her unhappy life.
(b) Her father's death.
(c) Her grandmother's death.
(d) Her funeral.

3. Who else did Jack love?
(a) Frances.
(b) Tiny Fran.
(c) Mavis.
(d) His mother.

4. How does Ruby react to Jack's thoughts on her diagnosis?
(a) She is indifferent.
(b) She cries and yells at him.
(c) She leaves the room.
(d) She laughs.

5. What does Jack always mess up?
(a) Picking things up at the grocery store.
(b) Showing love.
(c) Saying the right thing.
(d) Gardening.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John do that was the last straw for Ruby?

2. How important was land to Jack?

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

4. Who hated Ruby?

5. After finding her husband with another woman, what did Ruby do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jack meet Ruby?

2. After they were married, how did John Woodrow treat Ruby?

3. Why did Frances Hoover want Ruby to serve at Tiny Fran's wedding?

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

5. Why did Ruby marry John Woodrow?

6. What is Jack's last memory of Ruby?

7. Why did Burr agree to marry Tiny Fran?

8. What did Jack think of John Woodrow?

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

10. How did Jack's father die?

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