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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is there a line stretched across the kitchen?
(a) To hang wet clothes.
(b) To hang pots.
(c) To hang photographs.
(d) To keep light from coming in the window.

2. What has Jaime bought for Roscoe?
(a) A huge ham bone.
(b) A new, softer bed.
(c) A red bow.
(d) A Santa collar.

3. Who does Ruby first call at a convenience store after class?
(a) Marshall.
(b) Her neighbor from the other house.
(c) Penny.
(d) No one.

4. What color is the fish Ruby picks for the pond?
(a) Silver.
(b) Gold.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

5. What does Ruby realize in the morning?
(a) That Nate is her age.
(b) That Jaime is going to help her leave.
(c) That Cora wants Ruby out of the house.
(d) That Jamie wasn't fooled about Ruby trying to leave.

6. What does Ruby want to do when Cora and Jamie go to sleep?
(a) Run away.
(b) Draw a picture of her mom so she does not forget her.
(c) Wash her clothes.
(d) Call her best friend.

7. What message is Ruby to relay to Jaime?
(a) That Jaime's sycamore tree is dropping leaves in their pool.
(b) That Nate is ready to mow their lawn.
(c) That Roscoe was in their trash.
(d) That there is a neighborhood association meeting the next night.

8. What excuse do the Honeycutts use to check out Ruby's home?
(a) A plumbing problem.
(b) A new lampshade.
(c) Replacing some slats in the porch floor.
(d) An electrical problem.

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

10. To what sound does Ruby awaken on Saturday morning?
(a) Music.
(b) A backhoe.
(c) A leaf blower.
(d) A lawn mower.

11. Where does Jaime work?
(a) In a high-powered corporate lawyer group.
(b) At the public defender's office.
(c) For a non-profit organization.
(d) At the hospital.

12. What is Ruby's first class?
(a) Life Science.
(b) Biology.
(c) Algebra.
(d) Literature.

13. Who is Harriett?
(a) The girl Nate wants to date.
(b) A woman who works in the office at Perkins High.
(c) Ruby's therapist.
(d) A woman who works at the jewelry kiosk.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nate say is obvious about Gervais?

2. Where does Ruby find Roscoe when she hears him barking?

3. What does Ruby think when Jaime picks her up at school one afternoon?

4. What does Ruby realize about the ride to school in the morning?

5. What does Cora say they will revisit after the Christmas holidays?

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