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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the friendship between Connie and Soane surprising?

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

3. Who gives Gigi a ride away from Ruby?

4. What does Mavis do upon first seeing Gigi?

5. The men are from what town?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mavis become frightened during the interview, and why does she decide to flee?

2. What is immediately noticeable about Gigi?

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

4. What event cuts short Mavis's reunion upon arriving back at the Convent after a month's absence?

5. How does Gigi become stranded at the convent?

6. 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?

7. In addition to growing vegetables, what is one of Connie's main tasks at the Convent?

8. How does Mavis get confused and diverted from her intention to go straight to California?

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

10. When Gigi accepts a ride from Roger Best, what are her plans at that time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

On multiple occasions the civil authority in the area of Ruby is referred to as the "white law." The "white law" is something no citizen of Ruby wants to come in contact with. Explain what citizens of Ruby mean by "white law" and offer explanations based on information from the text and your own knowledge of history about why citizens of Ruby would fear the "white law."

Essay Topic 2

Some of the residents of Ruby seem to think that the root of all their past problems were white people. Based on the outcome of the novel and what we learn about human nature, is this believe and oversimplification? Which characters best illustrate your stance on the subject?

Essay Topic 3

Develop an argument that proposes that the vast differences between Ruby and the Convent can be traced back to their origins. Ruby was founded intentionally by those trying to avoid oppression of a racial majority. The Convent came about mostly by accident as a place where several traumatized women found sanctuary.

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