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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about Gigi initially shocks Mavis upon Mavis's return to the Convent?
(a) Gigi looks exactly like Mavis's daughter Sal.
(b) Gigi carries a live rattlesnake.
(c) Gigi is setting fire to Connie's garden.
(d) Gigi is naked.

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

3. What color is the Cadillac after Mavis has it repainted?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

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

5. Where does Mavis initially plan to go after leaving Newark?
(a) FBI Headquarters.
(b) Canada.
(c) Mexico.
(d) California.

6. Who is Steward Morgan's twin brother?
(a) K.D.
(b) Roger.
(c) Deek.
(d) Ruby-Jack.

7. What did someone paint on the oven?
(a) A fist.
(b) A rooster.
(c) Gang symbols.
(d) The Lord's Prayer.

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

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

10. What was Mavis purchasing when the twins died?
(a) Automobile insurance.
(b) Books for college.
(c) A new dress.
(d) Wieners.

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

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

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

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

15. What color was the Cadillac originally?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Mavis been at the convent, according to the chapter "Grace"?

2. Where does Richard Misner preach?

3. What is Gigi searching for when she arrives in Ruby?

4. What state is the town of Ruby located?

5. The town of Ruby is named after whom?

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