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

2. Who received Ruby's portion of her family inheritance?
(a) John Woodrow.
(b) Jack.
(c) Her brothers.
(d) Sudie Bee.

3. At the reception, what did Ruby joke about doing?
(a) Tiny Fran's virginity.
(b) Jack's penguin suit.
(c) Poisoning Frances Hoover.
(d) Tiny Fran's dress.

4. Why did Burr's parents not want to come to his wedding?
(a) They hated Tiny Fran.
(b) His father was jealous of the land he was acquiring.
(c) His father was ill.
(d) His mother was ill.

5. What did Ruby have to teach herself to do?
(a) Cook.
(b) Fold napkins.
(c) Sleep with her eyes open.
(d) Hitch a mule.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the housekeeper spend the first day doing?

2. What does the housekeeper do on the second day?

3. When Cecil described hell, what did Jack pretend he thought Cecil was talking about?

4. What did Ruby lie to Jack about when they first met?

5. Why does Jack take the sheets off his bed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe the group's beach vacation.

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

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

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

9. How did Ruby remember first meeting Jack?

10. Before leaving home, what had been Ruby's experience with cooking?

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