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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Grace named after?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Princess Grace.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Grace Kelly.

2. How long does Mavis stay at the Convent, according to the chapter "Mavis"?
(a) Three days.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six Weeks.
(d) Overnight.

3. What does Mavis do to the Cadillac in Newark?
(a) She trades it for a bus ticket.
(b) She sells it to a gangster.
(c) She sets it on fire to conceal the evidence.
(d) She has it painted.

4. Why is Connie so upset when Gigi first meets her?
(a) The old woman that Connie has tended has died.
(b) Connie thinks Gigi is a voodoo priestess.
(c) Someone stole Connie's tea making machines.
(d) A tornado has ruined Connie's garden.

5. What had the driver not previously known he was carrying?
(a) Seneca.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Radioactive coal.
(d) Illegal aliens.

6. 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) Toni Morrison.
(d) Ruby Best.

7. Who gives Gigi a ride away from Ruby?
(a) Frank.
(b) Mavis.
(c) Toni Morrison.
(d) Roger Best.

8. What is the occupation of Roger Best?
(a) Undertaker.
(b) Medical doctor.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Sheriff.

9. What does the woman who hires Seneca claim she needs?
(a) A cook.
(b) A model for her painting.
(c) A typist.
(d) A live-in nurse.

10. Who is Soane's husband?
(a) K.D. Morgan.
(b) Deek Morgan.
(c) Frank Albright.
(d) Steward Morgan.

11. Where had most of the residents of Ruby resided prior to starting the town of Ruby?
(a) Silver City.
(b) Fayetteville.
(c) Haven.
(d) Jacksonville.

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

13. Who stops to ask if Sweetie Fleetwood needs a ride?
(a) Toni Morrison.
(b) Roger Best.
(c) Mavis Albright.
(d) A man driving a truck.

14. After Arnette returns from college, what does she refuse to do?
(a) Do her homework.
(b) Wash dishes.
(c) Attend youth political meetings.
(d) Get out of bed.

15. How did Soane and Deek's sons die?
(a) They died in an automobile crash.
(b) They were killed in the war.
(c) They were lynched.
(d) They drowned.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Seneca and Sweetie walk together?

2. The men who visit the Convent believe that there are none of what type of women in the town of Ruby?

3. What does the young man who walks into Anna's store seek?

4. What is Richard Misner advocating on behalf of the young people?

5. Where does Richard Misner preach?

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