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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one deed the Convent is blamed for that was actually committed by K.D.?
(a) The contamination of the well.
(b) The theft of the mine payroll.
(c) The report to the governor.
(d) The planting of marijuana.

2. Connie and the man have regular meetings on what day of the week?
(a) Saturdays.
(b) Wednesdays.
(c) Fridays.
(d) Tuesdays.

3. What was the occupation of the person that raised Lone DuPres?
(a) Midwife.
(b) Undertaker.
(c) Baker.
(d) Textile worker.

4. Where is Lone when she hears the men talking?
(a) At Andy's candy apple stand.
(b) In the back of the saloon.
(c) Near the community oven.
(d) On the porch of her hairdressing shop.

5. What does Lone hear the men plotting?
(a) A way to cheat in the stock market.
(b) A way to set a trap for the community oven vandals.
(c) A vote of no confidence for the sitting mayor.
(d) An attack on the Convent.

6. What is one of the mishaps that the men of Ruby blame on the women of the Convent?
(a) Acid rain.
(b) The low price of cotton.
(c) The depleted ozone layer.
(d) The death of the young couple in the car.

7. What does Arnette bring to the Convent after her wedding?
(a) Her ruined dress.
(b) Wedding cake.
(c) Leftover flowers.
(d) A gun.

8. Why did the original group traveling to what would become Ruby take some babies from their homes?
(a) The founders knew they would need laborers to work in the fields.
(b) They were afraid white people would make them slaves.
(c) The babies' parents sold the babies to the founders.
(d) The babies were in intolerable circumstances.

9. The group that first arrived to found the town of Ruby shared a common dislike for what other group?
(a) Whites.
(b) Native Americans.
(c) Hippies.
(d) Salesmen.

10. Where does Patricia say that Billie currently resides?
(a) Demby.
(b) With her husband.
(c) At the Convent.
(d) In a grave.

11. What in the basement attracts Connie?
(a) Wine.
(b) Darkness.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Spiders.

12. Who is Arnette's maid of honor?
(a) Gigi.
(b) Seneca.
(c) Pallas Truelove.
(d) Billie Delia.

13. What was a young man doing when he caught Connie's attention for the first time?
(a) Riding a horse.
(b) Juggling bowling pins.
(c) Selling lemonade.
(d) Plucking a chicken.

14. In addition to Connie, which was the only nun to remain at the Convent?
(a) Lila Jane.
(b) Mary Magna.
(c) Mother Jones.
(d) Sister Christian.

15. What country was Consolata originally from?
(a) Spain.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Italy.
(d) Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bodies does Roger pick up at the Convent?

2. Who does Pallas believe she should contact?

3. What was the name of the woman who took care of Lone after Lone's mother died?

4. What does Deek do immediately upon arriving at the Convent?

5. What had happened to Lone's birth mother before the group headed to Ruby arrived?

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