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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 did the men do together before telling K.D. to get his rifle?
(a) Appeal to the local sheriff for help.
(b) Send a telegram to the state police.
(c) Pray in an Indian sweat lodge.
(d) Eat.

2. What is beyond the cellar door that one of the twins and his nephew smash?
(a) A tunnel to the Indian Reservation.
(b) Spare parts for the electric generator.
(c) An iron foundry.
(d) The Devil's bedroom.

3. What caused Menus to lose his house to foreclosure?
(a) His moonshine still exploded.
(b) A poor cotton harvest.
(c) Excessive drinking.
(d) Gambling debts.

4. Who does Gigi see at the Convent that is terribly upset?
(a) Seth Winter.
(b) K.D. Morgan.
(c) Mavis Albright.
(d) Connie.

5. The men are from what town?
(a) Tulsa.
(b) Norman.
(c) Guymon.
(d) Ruby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman who hires Seneca claim she needs?

2. How long does Mavis stay at the Convent, according to the chapter "Mavis"?

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

4. What does Seneca put on Sweetie's shoulders?

5. All of the residents of Ruby, Oklahoma are of what race?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. Why do the men from Ruby go to the Convent?

5. What causes the men to think that the women at the Convent are perhaps not as hard working as the women in Ruby?

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

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

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

9. What is one of the things the Morgan twins probably consider when they are trying to decide what to do about Arnette's pregnancy?

10. How has the community oven lost its significance?

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