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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is swimming next door when Ruby tries to jump the fence?
(a) The elderly man who lives there.
(b) Nate Cross.
(c) No one.
(d) There is no pool next door.

2. What does Ruby point out to Harriett one day?
(a) That Reggie works hard and is always cheerful.
(b) That she needs to take a day off now and again.
(c) That Reggie is a nice fellow.
(d) That Reggie likes Harriett.

3. What sort of jobs did Ruby's mother hold?
(a) High paying.
(b) Highly stressful.
(c) Dead-end jobs.
(d) Those requiring a college degree.

4. What does Cora say they will revisit after the Christmas holidays?
(a) Getting a car.
(b) Finding their mother.
(c) Ruby's job.
(d) Seeing Marshall.

5. What does Ruby say about Cora's wedding?
(a) That Ruby was not invited.
(b) That Ruby is sorry she didn't go.
(c) That Cora should have tried harder to find Ruby.
(d) That Ruby is glad she didn't go.

6. What does Ruby understand about Cora's promise?
(a) That Cora never intended to do what she said.
(b) That Cora was too depressed to come back.
(c) That Jaime kept Cora from following through on her promise.
(d) That Cora just could not carry through on it.

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

8. What conversation does Ruby hear between Cora and some friends?
(a) About Ruby being there.
(b) About Cora's inability to get pregnant.
(c) About Cora's guilt about not staying in touch with Ruby.
(d) About Nate's father's volatility.

9. How does Cora defend herself about the wedding?
(a) That Ruby did not answer Cora's messages.
(b) She does not defend herself.
(c) That Ruby was into drugs then.
(d) That Cora told their mother.

10. When does Ruby go to see Marshall?
(a) After she gets to the mall.
(b) After calling Peyton again.
(c) She does not go to see him.
(d) After shopping for some clothes.

11. What falls out of Ruby's dress pocket when she is dressing at Marshall's house?
(a) Money.
(b) A note from Nate.
(c) Her house key.
(d) Her cell phone.

12. What does Reggie need?
(a) A new location for his kiosk.
(b) A buyer for his inventory.
(c) Help with his school assignments.
(d) Help at his vitamin kiosk.

13. What is Ruby's word for her first assignment?
(a) Pain.
(b) Love.
(c) Family.
(d) Finances.

14. What advice does Ruby give Nate?
(a) To ignore Heather.
(b) To work hard and go to college to get out of the house.
(c) To work out on weights more.
(d) To always be cheerful when going through the cafeteria line.

15. Who picks up Ruby?
(a) The police.
(b) A social worker.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruby discover Nate did?

2. Where does Gervais attend school in the afternoons?

3. What does Nate suggest to Harriet?

4. What happened to Ruby's mother?

5. What color is the fish Ruby picks for the pond?

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