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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who does Nate seem to notice especially at school?
(a) The trophies in the hall case.
(b) Heather.
(c) His science teacher.
(d) The young woman who serves food in the cafeteria line.

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

6. How does Cora respond at hearing about Ruby's new job?
(a) She is not pleased.
(b) She is happy but worried about Ruby getting enough rest.
(c) She is indifferent.
(d) She is impressed at Ruby's initiative.

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

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

9. Who is Jamie's wife?
(a) Olivia.
(b) Harriett.
(c) Cora.
(d) Ruby.

10. What is the name of the subdivision where Cora and Jamie live?
(a) Pine Ridge.
(b) Wildflower Ridge.
(c) Daisy Manor.
(d) Riverview Gardends.

11. What does Gervais say about Ruby?
(a) That her hair is a cool color.
(b) That her dress is ugly.
(c) That her eyes are a cool color.
(d) That her shampoo stinks.

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

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

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

15. What does Ruby notice about Nate?
(a) He is not very good looking.
(b) He has dyed his hair orange.
(c) He is very much the All-American jock type.
(d) He is very popular.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Ruby encounter Nate Cross?

2. What does Ruby say when asked where her mother is?

3. What does Nate say is different from being unfriendly?

4. Why did Ruby's mother often use false names?

5. Why does Ruby call Jaime when she gets home?

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