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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. Why didn't Jack and Ruby adopt any children?
(a) They weren't allowed to do so.
(b) They didn't actually want kids.
(c) They wanted their own.
(d) They had June in their lives.

2. 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.

3. Who narrates Chapter 16?
(a) It is a third person omniscient narrator.
(b) Cecil.
(c) Jack.
(d) Ruby.

4. Why does Burr think Jack has taken the sheets off the bed?
(a) They got ripped.
(b) Jack is sleep walking.
(c) They are stained.
(d) They are soiled.

5. Ruby refused to nurse John Woodrow, but who did she say she would if she needed to?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Roland.
(c) Jack.
(d) Tiny Fran.

Short Answer Questions

1. After June stayed a week and left, who did Jack and Ruby start to baby?

2. Why did Ruby cry during the beach vacation?

3. Who was the best man at Burr's wedding?

4. What did Tiny Fran fail to inform June about?

5. Who did Ruby test recipes on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who didn't attend Tiny Fran and Burr's wedding, and why?

2. What happened to John Woodrow the night before Ruby and Jack met?

3. How did Ruby remember first meeting Jack?

4. What did Roland finally get arrested for?

5. How did Tiny Fran leave Burr?

6. What did the other migrant workers criticize Ruby for?

7. Why did Jack finally decide to hire a housekeeper?

8. What did Jack and Ruby think happens to the soul after death?

9. What did Jack do to prepare for Ruby's spirit to visit him?

10. What did Roland do to Ruby's mule?

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