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

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

3. Where is Gigi the first time that Mavis sees her?
(a) On top of the windmill.
(b) In the cellar below the barn.
(c) Sprawled in the yard.
(d) On television.

4. What is Richard Misner advocating on behalf of the young people?
(a) That they be allowed to drive automobiles if licensed.
(b) That their concerns be heard in addition to the concerns of the older men.
(c) That they be exempt from fieldwork if enrolled in school.
(d) That they be allowed to hold a barn dance.

5. The town of Ruby is named after whom?
(a) The wife of a Comanche Indian chief.
(b) Ruby Tuesday.
(c) A famous dancer from Norman, Oklahoma.
(d) Ruby Best.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How long does Mavis stay at the Convent, according to the chapter "Mavis"?

4. Who did Connie have an affair with?

5. Where were Deek and Steward born?

(see the answer key)

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