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

2. What does Jack say instead of "haunt"?
(a) Haunter.
(b) Spook.
(c) Ghost.
(d) Haint.

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

4. When they first met, how did Jack look at Ruby?
(a) Woefully.
(b) Like she was something valuable.
(c) Scornfully.
(d) Sadly.

5. What does the housekeeper do on the second day?
(a) Cook.
(b) Bleach Jack's dungarees.
(c) Make phone calls.
(d) Sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Tiny Fran blame for the way Roland turned out?

2. After Ruby's death, how does Jack's house become?

3. Who helps Jack find a housekeeper?

4. When did Jack and Ruby realize that babying animals is ridiculous?

5. Where did Ruby hide a gun?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the group's beach vacation.

2. What happened when Jack tried to cook for himself after Ruby's death?

3. How did Ruby remember first meeting Jack?

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

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

6. Why did Jack think that Ruby's ghost had visited him in the night?

7. Why were the townspeople afraid of Ruby?

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

9. What does Jack think of religious people?

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

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