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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. Initially, how did Ruby perceive John Woodrow?
(a) Handsome and romantic, like a movie star.
(b) Shady.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Old and decrepit.

2. What did Jack do when his father died?
(a) Walked away.
(b) Took a nap.
(c) Yelled at Lonnie.
(d) Yelled at God.

3. How did Ruby and John get married?
(a) In Las Vegas.
(b) They eloped.
(c) In a church.
(d) At Ruby's family farm.

4. What does Jack say are the two things that carry on after you die?
(a) The world and universe.
(b) Love and freedom.
(c) Land and children.
(d) Friends and relatives.

5. How does Ruby die?
(a) Lung cancer.
(b) Car accident.
(c) Old age.
(d) Farming accident.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who showed Ruby how to smoke?

3. What happened on John and Ruby's wedding night?

4. How important was land to Jack?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Jack's mother like?

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

4. Why did Ruby get mad at Jack the day she was diagnosed with cancer?

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

6. What did Jack once think that Lonnie Hoover would give and didn't?

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

8. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what was Ruby doing, and why?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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