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

2. Why does Gigi remain at the Convent rather than continue on with Roger?
(a) She doesn't trust the safety of Roger's vehicle.
(b) Roger refuses to let her ride in his vehicle anymore.
(c) She stays to comfort a person that is terribly upset.
(d) Roger is a terrible driver.

3. Who was Ruby Best's husband?
(a) Pete Best.
(b) Roger Best.
(c) As a nun she considered herself married to God.
(d) She was a lifelong spinster.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of law enforcement organization does the town of Ruby have?

2. How many churches are located within the distance of one mile in Ruby?

3. Instead of being supportive of Mavis's decision, what does Mavis's mother say?

4. While the issue of Arnette's pregnancy is being worked out, what woman is K.D. most fascinated with?

5. What state is the town of Ruby located?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mavis' twins die, according to the story Mavis tells the reporter?

2. Why is the town of Ruby not a place that attracts travelers?

3. What is immediately noticeable about Gigi?

4. How has the community oven lost its significance?

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

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

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

8. Why is Mavis' mother less than supportive when Mavis arrives at her house?

9. In addition to being respected as founders of the town of Ruby, what is another way that the Morgan twins have power over the townspeople?

10. What conditions does Mavis's mother place on Mavis being able to stay at her house?

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