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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 is Billie skeptical about the chances of a happy marriage between Arnette and K.D.?
(a) Arnette never really cared for K.D.
(b) Unlike Arnette, K.D. comes from a poor family.
(c) K.D. agreed to marry Arnette only after Gigi stopped seeing him.
(d) Arnette had to give up her dream of being a blues singer to marry K.D.

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

3. How old was the man when he finally came to Connie?
(a) Twenty-one.
(b) Twenty-nine.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Forty.

4. Who does Pallas believe she should contact?
(a) Her father.
(b) The police.
(c) Her high school guidance counselor.
(d) Her old boyfriend.

5. One day, who arrives at the Convent instead of Deek?
(a) Arnette Fleetwood.
(b) Richard Misner.
(c) Soane Morgan.
(d) Steward Morgan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the box Gigi finds under the bathtub contain?

2. Where does Patricia say that Billie currently resides?

3. What does Soane want Connie to help her with?

4. What in the basement attracts Connie?

5. To whom do Pullman's accusatory statements seem directed at?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mavis buy toys every Christmas?

2. What sort of dilemma does Billie face in her romantic life?

3. Though she was welcomed back home by her father, why did Pallas return to the Convent?

4. What is Richard Misner angry about?

5. How do the town of Ruby and the Convent share joint responsibility for the field of marijuana?

6. What do the women of the Convent do after Connie draws their outlines on the basement floor?

7. What were the circumstances surrounding Ruby Best's death?

8. What sort of prejudice does Patricia witness in Ruby?

9. How has Patricia's genealogy project turned into a way for her to express her negative view of the people of Ruby?

10. What do Arnette and Soane have in common in terms of being parents?

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