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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. How did meeting Ruby change Jack's life?

3. What does Jack think of Ruby's dying request?

4. Why did Burr agree to marry Tiny Fran?

5. Who thought it was a bad idea to let the migrants in the Pitt's house for lunch?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Ruby not like Jack's mother?

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

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

4. What was Jack's mother like?

5. Describe Ruby's upbringing and why she was unprepared for someone like John Woodrow.

6. What is Jack's last memory of Ruby?

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

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

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

10. Why did Burr agree to marry Tiny Fran?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several characters within the novel are either abused or themselves abusers. Select one character, either:

1) Ruby.

2) John Woodrow.

3) Tiny Fran.

Explain their roles as victim or perpetrator. Be sure to cite examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Explore Jack's feelings regarding the concept of home, and why he didn't want to take Ruby's portion of the Pitt farm inheritance.

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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