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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ruby ask of Peyton?
(a) To send her some money.
(b) To contact Mickie for Ruby.
(c) To come and pick her up.
(d) To go by Ruby's old house and get some stuff.

2. Where does Ruby find Roscoe when she hears him barking?
(a) Next to the base of a tree in the back yard.
(b) On the Cross' side of the fence.
(c) Across the street.
(d) In the street.

3. What does Ruby realize about the ride to school in the morning?
(a) Nate does not really want her to ride with him.
(b) Nate is trying to improve them.
(c) She looks forward to them.
(d) She has begun to like Gervais.

4. What does Nate say is different from being unfriendly?
(a) Being fawning.
(b) Being sarcastic.
(c) Being reserved.
(d) Being aloof.

5. What does Ruby refuse from Nate?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A ride.
(c) Collaborating on their English assignment.
(d) Help with math.

6. Why can't Peyton do what Ruby asks of her?
(a) Peyton's parents have her under tight control.
(b) Peyton is leaving town that day for Europe.
(c) Peyton is afraid of getting in trouble with the authorities.
(d) Peyton is out of town.

7. What does Cora promise Ruby when Cora leaves home?
(a) She'll come back for her.
(b) She'll get their mother help.
(c) She'll keep in touch.
(d) She won't let their mother hurt Ruby.

8. Who is Olivia?
(a) The only student Ruby has known before in her other high school.
(b) Cora's best friend.
(c) A black girl sitting next to Ruby in class.
(d) The biology teacher.

9. What does Ruby say she intends to refuse?
(a) Nate's offer of a ride to school.
(b) Cora taking her clothes shopping.
(c) To stay with Cora and Jaime.
(d) A college scholarship offer.

10. What is Commercial Courier?
(a) A limo company.
(b) An airport shuttle service.
(c) A company that delivers luggage lost by the airlines.
(d) A taxi company.

11. On what has Ruby not made any progress?
(a) Learning to enjoy riding to school with Nate.
(b) Learning to like Roscoe.
(c) Working on her literature project on the family.
(d) Learning to trust Cora.

12. Who is Melissa West?
(a) Cora's good friend.
(b) Jamie's sister.
(c) Nate's neighbor on the other side of Ruby.
(d) A girl who is dating Olivia's boyfriend.

13. What supposedly keeps Ruby from hitting Gervais?
(a) His braces with a headgear.
(b) She thinks he is not really that bad.
(c) He might cry.
(d) He would tell his mother on her.

14. What does Ruby say when asked where her mother is?
(a) She is in the looney bin.
(b) She runt away from home.
(c) In Las Vegas.
(d) She does not know.

15. How long has Ruby's mother been gone before it is noticed?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) A few days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reggie need?

2. What advice does Ruby give Nate?

3. When does Ruby go to see Marshall?

4. Why is there a line stretched across the kitchen?

5. How does Cora respond at hearing about Ruby's new job?

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