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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Instead of being supportive of Mavis's decision, what does Mavis's mother say?
(a) That she does not want to be an accomplice in Mavis's crimes.
(b) That Mavis has three children that need her.
(c) That Mavis always was the runaway type.
(d) That Mavis is nothing better than a car thief.

2. What is Gigi searching for when she arrives in Ruby?
(a) Mavis's Cadillac.
(b) Her birth mother.
(c) Employment.
(d) A mountain that looks like two lovers locked in embrace.

3. Why is the friendship between Connie and Soane surprising?
(a) Connie had an affair with Soane's husband.
(b) Connie and Soane competed for the same job at the textile factory.
(c) Connie is an extreme racist, and Soane is black.
(d) Soane often steals money from Connie.

4. Where did Mavis's twins die?
(a) On the ship journey to America.
(b) In the hospital.
(c) In the car.
(d) In Los Angeles, California.

5. Why does Mavis begin walking instead of driving the Cadillac?
(a) The weather is wonderful.
(b) The car runs out of gasoline.
(c) She fears the car attracts too much attention.
(d) The road is too narrow for a big car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gigi remain at the Convent rather than continue on with Roger?

2. What time of year does the girl who arrives at the Convent at the end of the chapter say it is?

3. What color was the Cadillac originally?

4. How did Connie meet the old woman she tends at the Convent?

5. What unwashed, unprepared objects in the pantry at the Convent lead the men to believe that the women at the Convent are lazier than the women in Ruby?

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