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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 does Burr's gift do for Jack?
(a) Give him companionship.
(b) Give him something to live for.
(c) It gives Jack a hobby.
(d) Nothing.

2. How did Tiny Fran treat June?
(a) She loved her.
(b) She neglected her.
(c) June was Tiny Fran's favorite child.
(d) She abandoned her.

3. How often has Jack mentioned the lie that Ruby told him when they first met?
(a) Every day.
(b) Only on their anniversary.
(c) Never.
(d) Sometimes.

4. What is the first real meal that Jack tries to make after Ruby's death?
(a) Spaghetti.
(b) Garlic chicken.
(c) Steak.
(d) Turduckin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When John Woodrow was in the hospital, what did the other migrants think Ruby should do?

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

3. At the reception, what did Ruby joke about doing?

4. Who had to bail the migrant workers out of jail in the middle of the night?

5. Who threw Cecil out of the house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who informed June about menstruation, and why?

4. What did Cecil come to Jack and Ruby's house to do?

5. Why were the townspeople afraid of Ruby?

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

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

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

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

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

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