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

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

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

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

5. Who are the Honeycutts?
(a) Ruby's mom's landlords.
(b) A couple who go to Cora's church.
(c) The Hunter's neighbors.
(d) A couple who have just moved to Cora's city.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What has Jaime bought for himself, Cora and Ruby?

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

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

5. What supposedly keeps Ruby from hitting Gervais?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the conversation between Cora and Ruby about Cora's wedding.

2. How does Ruby come to get a job at the mall?

3. What decision has Ruby made concerning living with Cora and Jaime, but how does she hedge her bets?

4. Who does Ruby meet in her literature class, and what do the two have in common?

5. What does Ruby notice about Nate and Heather and what advice does she offer Nate, and what does he do?

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

7. Who is Marshall and what kind of relationship do Ruby and Marshall have?

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

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

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

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