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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. Who is Billie Delia's mother?
(a) Mavis Albright.
(b) Patricia Best.
(c) Seneca.
(d) Connie.

2. What is Lone DuPres's occupation?
(a) Baker.
(b) Midwife.
(c) Textile worker.
(d) Undertaker.

3. What does Connie realize about Pallas before even Pallas knows?
(a) Pallas wants to kill Connie.
(b) Pallas has smallpox.
(c) Pallas is pregnant.
(d) Pallas will rule the Convent.

4. How old was Connie when the man finally came to her?
(a) Thirty-three.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Nineteen.

5. How does Lone feel about the young couples' tendency to go to hospitals to deliver their babies?
(a) Rejected.
(b) Indifferent so long as she receives her tax refund on time.
(c) Elated.
(d) Relieved that they are finally taking medical care seriously.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Richard concerned about Billie?

2. How do the women respond to Lone's warning?

3. What does Deek believe concerning the effects of the tea Connie gives Soane?

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

5. What does Arnette bring to the Convent after her wedding?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Deek believe that the tea that Connie gave Soane causes, and why is this ironic?

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

6. What are some possible reasons for Connie spending so much time in the basement?

7. According to Lone, what do the Fleetwoods blame on the women of the Convent, and why does Lone think this makes no sense?

8. Why do the Fleetwoods blame Lone for problems with their grandchildren, and what evidence is there that the situation was not Lone's fault?

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

10. Why does Lone believe that the men of Ruby want to get rid of the women at the Convent?

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