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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 is Nate doing when Ruby goes to return his sweatshirt?
(a) Pushups.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Smoking a cigarette.
(d) Stuffing items into a bag for a realtor's open house.

2. What does Ruby say about herself and Olivia?
(a) They are estranged over something that happens in lit class.
(b) They are not friends but Ruby wishes they could become friends.
(c) They are a wall between them since Ruby's drunken event.
(d) They have become friends.

3. What does Harriet call her new line of jewelry?
(a) Unlock.
(b) KeyChains.
(c) Lock me in.
(d) Open Sesame.

4. What has Gervais begun to do recently?
(a) Been quiet in the car.
(b) Wearing aftershave.
(c) Started humming to himself.
(d) Comb his hair.

5. What does Cora say she could have done when she left home?
(a) Rented an apartment and taken care of Ruby.
(b) Forced their mother into rehab.
(c) Worked harder to stay in touch.
(d) Contacted the authorities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ruby's job when Jaime's family begins to arrive?

2. What does Nate say about one apartment where they drop off a duvet cover?

3. What does Cora say she believed at the time she said it?

4. What does Olivia say about Ruby and Nate?

5. About what does Cora seem understanding?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nate tell Ruby about his mother's new life?

2. What do Cora and Ruby talk about the next morning after Ruby's drunken episode?

3. What does Nate ask Ruby when she returns his sweatshirt and how does she respond?

4. What does Cora say about leaving Ruby when Ruby was young and how does Ruby respond?

5. What does Heather say she wished she had forced?

6. What happens between Ruby and Nate that endangers their relationship?

7. What does Cora say in response learning she is still not pregnant, and how does this bring the sisters closer together?

8. What changes have been going on with Gervais?

9. What is Ruby's December like?

10. For what does Ruby thank Olivia and what is Olivia's reply?

(see the answer keys)

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