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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. After June stayed a week and left, who did Jack and Ruby start to baby?

2. Who narrates Chapter 16?

3. What did Jack and Ruby believe happens to a person's spirit when they die?

4. How did Tiny Fran treat June?

5. When did Ruby feel pleased with herself in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Frances get mad at Ruby during Tiny Fran's wedding?

2. Why were the townspeople afraid of Ruby?

3. What did Roland finally get arrested for?

4. How did Tiny Fran leave Burr?

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

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

7. What does Jack think of religious people?

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

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

10. What did Jack do to prepare for Ruby's spirit to visit him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Race relations come up within the story. Describe African-American roles within the story and argue whether these characters are portrayed realistically or stereotypically.

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

After realizing her mistake for marrying John Woodrow, Ruby is too ashamed to return home. After waiting all night for Ruby's ghost to visit him, Jack is too ashamed to tell Burr and June why he is drinking in the morning and why the sheets are no longer on the bed. Explore these two character's feelings of shame and whether or not they are justified.

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