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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 Ruby sew for June?
(a) Aprons.
(b) Skirts for a cruise.
(c) A quilt.
(d) Curtains.

2. In Chapter 16, what does Jack pretend to do when visitors come to his house?
(a) Be happy.
(b) Ignore them.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Sleep walk.

3. Why did Ruby think that she and Jack could not have children?
(a) God didn't want her to.
(b) Because of something John Woodrow gave her.
(c) She wasn't meant to be a mom.
(d) They never tried hard enough.

4. What did Burr give Tiny Fran to leave?
(a) An apartment in town.
(b) Money to buy out her half of the farm.
(c) A kick in the pants.
(d) A car.

5. Why did Jack think that he and Ruby could not have children?
(a) It was not in God's plan.
(b) They never tried hard enough.
(c) It was his fault.
(d) It was Ruby's fault.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, how can June's age be classified?

2. Why did Ruby cry during the beach vacation?

3. When they first met, how did Jack look at Ruby?

4. Who did Jack blame for the way Roland turned out?

5. When did Tiny Fran leave Burr?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Ruby's spirit does not visit, what does Jack do the next day?

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

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

4. How did Ruby remember first meeting Jack?

5. After June left their house, what did Jack and Ruby turn to in order to fill the void?

6. Why does Jack remove the sheets? Why does Burr think Jack has removed the sheets?

7. What does Burr do for Jack, and how does this save his life?

8. What did Burr do for his father when he died?

9. Who informed June about menstruation, and why?

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

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