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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the men do together before telling K.D. to get his rifle?
(a) Send a telegram to the state police.
(b) Appeal to the local sheriff for help.
(c) Pray in an Indian sweat lodge.
(d) Eat.

2. Why does Connie have to tend to the old woman?
(a) Connie owes the old woman money.
(b) The old woman is a fugitive from the law.
(c) The old woman is bedridden.
(d) Connie is the old woman's slave.

3. Who takes Mavis to get gasoline for her car?
(a) Connie.
(b) Toni.
(c) Soane.
(d) Frank.

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

5. Who was the only person to die in the town that became Ruby, Oklahoma during a period of two decades?
(a) Ruby Best.
(b) K.D. Morgan.
(c) Steward Morgan.
(d) Toni Morrison.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Soane's husband?

2. What color was the Cadillac originally?

3. Where did the men hold the discussion that determined that they would attack the Convent?

4. What is the occupation of Roger Best?

5. Who is in charge of operations at the Convent?

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