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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 mother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Grace Kelly.
(d) Princess Grace.

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

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

4. 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 are planning a surprise party.
(c) She believes they plan to collaborate on a book about her life.
(d) She believes they plan to kill her.

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

6. What does the young man who walks into Anna's store seek?
(a) Medicine for a baby and directions.
(b) The justice of the peace.
(c) A job.
(d) Bargain liquor.

7. Why does Connie have to tend to the old woman?
(a) The old woman is a fugitive from the law.
(b) Connie is the old woman's slave.
(c) The old woman is bedridden.
(d) Connie owes the old woman money.

8. Who is the youngest male in the Morgan family?
(a) Frank.
(b) Steward.
(c) K.D.
(d) Deek.

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

10. The story opens with the following words:
(a) "They shot the black girl first."
(b) "They shot the white girl first."
(c) "No one had any idea how terribly wrong the confrontation could go."
(d) "The women of the Convent would be forever damned."

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

12. What did the families who settled Ruby, Oklahoma originally consider for a town name?
(a) Morganville.
(b) New Haven.
(c) Kingman.
(d) Diamond Flats.

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

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

15. Where does Mavis's mother live?
(a) Paterson.
(b) Newark.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Haven.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why have the men come to the Convent?

2. What is the purpose of the meeting that K.D. knows will be held later in the day?

3. Who welcomes Mavis at the Convent without judging or questioning her?

4. What time of year does the girl who arrives at the Convent at the end of the chapter say it is?

5. The town of Ruby is named after whom?

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