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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 did Mrs. Hoover tell Tiny Fran to do?
(a) Sit and rest.
(b) Make lunch.
(c) Wash her hair.
(d) Help Ruby clean.

2. What did Burr truly think of Tiny Fran?
(a) She was promiscuous.
(b) She was ugly.
(c) She was the love of his life.
(d) She was beautiful.

3. Who gave Jack a gun?
(a) Tiny Fran.
(b) Ruby.
(c) John.
(d) Burr.

4. Who interrupted Jack and Ruby's first conversation?
(a) A migrant worker.
(b) John Woodrow.
(c) June.
(d) Tiny Fran.

5. What was Jack's mother like?
(a) Kind and gentle.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Tough and strong.
(d) Abusive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack say are the two things that carry on after you die?

2. Why did John Woodrow call Ruby a profane name?

3. What did serving at Tiny Fran's wedding make Ruby think of?

4. What did Jack like about Ruby when he first met her?

5. What did Jack's mother never do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened when Ruby's mother invited the migrant workers into the house for lunch?

4. What did Jack think of John Woodrow?

5. What did Ruby plan to do to John Woodrow after she caught him cheating?

6. What was Jack's first impression of Ruby?

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

8. Why did Lonnie Hoover ask Burr to marry Tiny Fran?

9. How did Jack meet Ruby?

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

(see the answer keys)

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