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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 emptying the deep freezer, what does Jack eat?
(a) Burgers and fries.
(b) Canned soup and cereal.
(c) Stir fry.
(d) Whatever Burr cooks.

2. What is Jack's physique?
(a) Bulky.
(b) Skinny.
(c) Muscular.
(d) Short and round.

3. When did Tiny Fran leave Burr?
(a) When Roland left home.
(b) Never.
(c) When Ruby died.
(d) After June left for college.

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

5. Who got injured during the beach vacation?
(a) Jack.
(b) Roland.
(c) June.
(d) Tiny Fran.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Ruby think that she and Jack could not have children?

2. Were Jack and Ruby religious?

3. When Ruby was a child, who really did all the work around the house?

4. What did Ruby have to teach herself to do?

5. Who helps Jack find a housekeeper?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Roland finally get arrested for?

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

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

4. Who informed June about menstruation, and why?

5. Who was Tiny Fran's favorite child, and how did she treat the other one?

6. Describe the group's beach vacation.

7. Who did Jack hire as a housekeeper, and what happened to make him fire the housekeeper?

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

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

10. Why did Ruby cry when she found out that John Woodrow was dead?

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