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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. Who attended his father's funeral with Burr?

2. What worried Ruby the most about dying?

3. Why did Burr's parents not want to come to his wedding?

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

5. Who got injured during the beach vacation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Jack finally decide to hire a housekeeper?

2. What did Roland finally get arrested for?

3. Who informed June about menstruation, and why?

4. After the week they got to spend with her, why were Jack and Ruby so upset went June went home?

5. How did Ruby remember first meeting Jack?

6. Why did Ruby cry when she found out that John Woodrow was dead?

7. Describe the group's beach vacation.

8. What happened to John Woodrow the night before Ruby and Jack met?

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

10. Why were the townspeople afraid of Ruby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Select a character, such as John Woodrow, Tiny Fran, or Ruby Pitt Woodrow, and explain there views regarding entitlement of status. Be sure to cite examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

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

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