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

3. Where does Richard Misner preach?
(a) Zion National Bank.
(b) Mount Cavalry Church.
(c) On the street.
(d) At the Convent.

4. What does Connie sell to earn money?
(a) Hot peppers, homemade pies, and vegetables.
(b) Quilts and glass figurines.
(c) Moonshine.
(d) Papal indulgences.

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

6. What is the purpose of the meeting that K.D. knows will be held later in the day?
(a) K.D.'s uncles will try to find a solution to K.D. having impregnated Arnette.
(b) K.D. will meet with the cattle rustlers to plan a nighttime raid.
(c) K.D. plans to ask his family for permission to enlist in the Army.
(d) K.D. plans to meet with the Sheriff.

7. What do some residents of Ruby want to do to the community oven?
(a) Rename it.
(b) Convert it from wood to gas fueled.
(c) Fit it with a better exhaust system.
(d) Clean it with lye.

8. Who owns the bank in Ruby?
(a) A huge corporation in New York.
(b) The Morgan twins.
(c) The people of Ruby.
(d) Barnes, the plantation owner.

9. What story does Mavis tell the reporter?
(a) How she came to own a classic Cadillac.
(b) Her part in the civil rights struggle in Oklahoma.
(c) The story of the death of her twin children.
(d) The history of the Convent.

10. Why have the men come to the Convent?
(a) They want to learn the skill of canning food.
(b) They blame the women at the convent for a series of catastrophes.
(c) Their pastor has died and they need religious instruction.
(d) They hope to sell the women surplus cotton.

11. While the issue of Arnette's pregnancy is being worked out, what woman is K.D. most fascinated with?
(a) Gigi.
(b) Toni.
(c) Connie.
(d) Mavis.

12. How long has Mavis been at the convent, according to the chapter "Grace"?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Two and a half years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Nine months.

13. Who was Ruby Best's husband?
(a) Pete Best.
(b) As a nun she considered herself married to God.
(c) Roger Best.
(d) She was a lifelong spinster.

14. What time of year does the girl who arrives at the Convent at the end of the chapter say it is?
(a) "Indian Summer."
(b) "Fool's Winter."
(c) "The Ides of March."
(d) "Almost August."

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