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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the men hold the discussion that determined that they would attack the Convent?
(a) At the hotel kitchen.
(b) At the office of the justice of the peace.
(c) At the community oven.
(d) At the county courthouse.

2. Why does Seneca have difficulty sleeping at the Convent?
(a) She is disturbed by the nun's band practicing all night.
(b) She is terrified of the scorpions that infest her room.
(c) She lays awake at night plotting ways to steal the nun's gold.
(d) She is unaccustomed to clean and comfortable accommodations.

3. What does Seneca put on Sweetie's shoulders?
(a) A serape.
(b) A parrot.
(c) A leather handbag.
(d) Gold epaulettes.

4. Where does Arnette want to go in the coming year?
(a) Baja California.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) The Convent.
(d) College.

5. Where were Deek and Steward born?
(a) Haven.
(b) Austin.
(c) Memphis.
(d) Ruby.

6. Who are the wealthiest men in Ruby, Oklahoma?
(a) The bankers.
(b) The railroad barons.
(c) The Roosevelt Club owners.
(d) The Morgan twins.

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

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

9. How many hotels are located in Ruby?
(a) Two plus the diner and boardinghouse.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

10. Who sits beside Mavis while the interview is taking place?
(a) The undertaker.
(b) A police officer.
(c) Her attorney.
(d) Mavis' three surviving children.

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

12. Who drives Mavis to the Cadillac?
(a) The Justice of the Peace.
(b) A young man from Ruby.
(c) Frank.
(d) Connie.

13. Why does Gigi remain at the Convent rather than continue on with Roger?
(a) She doesn't trust the safety of Roger's vehicle.
(b) Roger refuses to let her ride in his vehicle anymore.
(c) Roger is a terrible driver.
(d) She stays to comfort a person that is terribly upset.

14. In the story Elder told Steward, what were the white men doing?
(a) Gambling with dice.
(b) Building a grain silo.
(c) Beating a prostitute.
(d) Filling sand bags in expectation of a flood.

15. What is Gigi's real name?
(a) Grace.
(b) Gertrude Guest.
(c) She never reveals her true name.
(d) Ginger Gentry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the Cadillac after Mavis has it repainted?

2. What is beyond the cellar door that one of the twins and his nephew smash?

3. What does Mavis do upon first seeing Gigi?

4. Where does Mavis initially plan to go after leaving Newark?

5. Why have the men come to the Convent?

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