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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jack feel about Ruby after she has passed?

2. What did Jack's mother never do?

3. What did Jack do with his gun?

4. What does Ruby realize a dying person needs?

5. Why did Frances want Ruby to serve at Tiny Fran's wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what was Ruby doing, and why?

2. How did Jack meet Ruby?

3. Why did Ruby marry John Woodrow?

4. Why did Ruby get mad at Jack the day she was diagnosed with cancer?

5. What land did Jack turn down, and why?

6. How did Ruby die, and why was this so frustrating for Jack?

7. When Jack shot his gun, what did Ruby think of and why didn't she tell Jack?

8. What happened when Ruby's mother invited the migrant workers into the house for lunch?

9. How did Jack's father die?

10. What was Jack's mother like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore Ruby's sense of pride, both before and after John Woodrow, as well as during childhood and adulthood.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the appearances of religion, including spirituality, within the text. How is religion portrayed? Is it a positive or negative force within the text?

Essay Topic 3

Explore and discuss examples of social class divisions within the story, being sure to touch upon:

a) Race.

b) Stereotypes.

c) Morality.

Be sure to cite examples from the text.

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