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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Seneca put on Sweetie's shoulders?
(a) A parrot.
(b) A serape.
(c) Gold epaulettes.
(d) A leather handbag.

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

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

4. What is Richard Misner advocating on behalf of the young people?
(a) That they be allowed to hold a barn dance.
(b) That they be allowed to drive automobiles if licensed.
(c) That their concerns be heard in addition to the concerns of the older men.
(d) That they be exempt from fieldwork if enrolled in school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hotels are located in Ruby?

2. What type of animal does Deek hunt?

3. Why does Gigi remain at the Convent rather than continue on with Roger?

4. Who is the nephew of the Morgan twins?

5. What about Gigi initially shocks Mavis upon Mavis's return to the Convent?

Short Essay Questions

1. When there is a problem in Ruby who handles it?

2. Why was the town of Haven not as affected by the Great Depression as most of the rest of the country?

3. Why does Deek drive to the bank even though it is a short distance?

4. Why did the founders of Ruby decide to name the town Ruby instead of New Haven?

5. Why do some of the residents leave Haven to found the town of Ruby?

6. Why is there instant animosity between Mavis and Gigi?

7. What means do the Morgan twins use to help their nephew out of trouble when he impregnates Arnette?

8. How does the plot not flow in a chronological manner in the chapter "Ruby"?

9. How does Mavis retrieve her car and get it to the Convent?

10. How do the men from Ruby justify such drastic action against the women at the Convent?

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