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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cora defend herself about the wedding?

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

3. How much older is Cora than Ruby?

4. What is Commercial Courier?

5. Who does Ruby first call at a convenience store after class?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ruby think about as far as her childhood before Cora leaves home?

2. How does Ruby describe Olivia's behavior in literature class?

3. What does Ruby say about her life before Cora picked her up earlier that day?

4. What new ad campaign does Jaime dream up and what are Cora and Ruby's responses?

5. What does Ruby think about her mother?

6. What does Jaime want Ruby to do when he picks her up at school one afternoon and what is her response?

7. What happens when Nate takes Ruby back to her former home?

8. What discussion does Ruby have with Cora about the bus system?

9. Where does Ruby go from the mall and what important piece of information does Marshall gain from the encounter?

10. What does Ruby notice about Jaime at breakfast the next morning?

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