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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 is the Coop?
(a) A girls' dorm.
(b) A moonshine still.
(c) A bar.
(d) A cafe.

2. What does Ruby take with her when she goes to the stream to think?
(a) Baby.
(b) Book.
(c) Needlework.
(d) Fishing pole.

3. Where does the person in #21 attend college?
(a) Maine.
(b) California.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Georgia.

4. What food does Belle like to eat?
(a) Grits.
(b) Turnips.
(c) Peaches.
(d) Shrimp.

5. Where does Temple attend college?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Raleigh.
(d) Nashville.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds Temple a safe place to sleep?

2. Why do Gowan and Temple get stranded at the plantation?

3. What is publicly known about Goodwin and Ruby?

4. Temple realizes that the plantation has no ___________________.

5. Where do the men put Stevens after the fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do Popeye and Temple acknowledge Ruby as they drive away from the plantation?

2. How does Ruby show her prejudice for people in the upper class?

3. Who is Ruby and how does Benbow meet her?

4. What is the nature of Goodwin's whiskey operation?

5. Explain Goodwin's downfall as it is detailed in Chapter 17.

6. How has Stevens let Temple down, and who comes to Temple's rescue?

7. How does Ruby treat Temple and what advice does she give her?

8. Why does Ruby continue to tolerate the abusive behavior from the men in the house?

9. Why does Narcissa demand that Benbow remove Ruby and her baby from their home and put them in a hotel?

10. What are some of the reasons that Benbow gives for leaving his wife, Belle?

(see the answer keys)

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