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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. Why did Lonnie ask Burr to marry Tiny Fran?

2. Who gave Jack a gun?

3. What does Jack think that he will die with that will carry on?

4. Before they were married, what did Ruby tell Jack she wanted him to do?

5. What happened on John and Ruby's wedding night?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Ruby marry John Woodrow?

3. Why did Burr agree to marry Tiny Fran?

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

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

6. What memory did Ruby recall when thinking of her diagnosis?

7. What happened the last time Ruby saw John Woodrow?

8. What did Jack once think that Lonnie Hoover would give and didn't?

9. What was Jack's first impression of Ruby?

10. How did Jack acquire his gun, and what did he use it for?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

Both John Woodrow and Jack Stokes felt inferior to Ruby. Compare and contrast their reasons and motivations for these feelings, as well as their origins.

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