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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Grace.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the families who settled Ruby leave Haven?
(a) Angry white mobs burned their homes.
(b) The price of cotton fell to unprofitable levels.
(c) They fled an outbreak of yellow fever.
(d) The railroad gave them cash and new land.

2. What does Mavis come to believe about her husband's and children's intentions toward her?
(a) She believes they intend to save money to help her retire soon.
(b) She believes they are planning a surprise party.
(c) She believes they plan to collaborate on a book about her life.
(d) She believes they plan to kill her.

3. The men are from what town?
(a) Guymon.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Tulsa.
(d) Norman.

4. At the Convent, what does Roger load into his vehicle?
(a) A body.
(b) Seventeen bags of rice.
(c) Sacks of grain.
(d) Vegetables from Connie's garden.

5. The story opens with the following words:
(a) "No one had any idea how terribly wrong the confrontation could go."
(b) "The women of the Convent would be forever damned."
(c) "They shot the black girl first."
(d) "They shot the white girl first."

Short Answer Questions

1. Why have the men come to the Convent?

2. Who did Connie have an affair with?

3. What does Mavis do to the Cadillac in Newark?

4. What does Connie sell to earn money?

5. The men who visit the Convent believe that there are none of what type of women in the town of Ruby?

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