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

2. Who does Jack hire as a housekeeper?
(a) Mavis.
(b) Cecil.
(c) Tiny Fran.
(d) Burr.

3. At the end of the second day, what happens to the housekeeper?
(a) He quits.
(b) He gets fired.
(c) She gets fired.
(d) She quits.

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

5. Who was miserable when Burr's family went to the beach with Jack and Ruby?
(a) June.
(b) Burr.
(c) Tiny Fran.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Jack first met Ruby, what was he hauling across the yard?

3. At the end of the story, what does Jack put on for Ruby?

4. In Chapter 16, what does Jack pretend to do when visitors come to his house?

5. Who got injured during the beach vacation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Roland finally get arrested for?

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

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

4. Why did Frances get mad at Ruby during Tiny Fran's wedding?

5. Why were the townspeople afraid of Ruby?

6. Who did Tiny Fran blame for the way Roland turned out? Who did Jack and Burr blame?

7. After the week they got to spend with her, why were Jack and Ruby so upset went June went home?

8. How did Tiny Fran leave Burr?

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

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

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