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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 does Temple desperately need on this night?
(a) Food.
(b) Comfort.
(c) Sleep.
(d) A phone.

2. Other than Goodwin, who else knows the truth about the murder?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Van.
(c) Murphy.
(d) Ruby.

3. Who does the sheriff take into custody?
(a) Stevens.
(b) Goodwin.
(c) Popeye.
(d) Temple.

4. What does Temple do with her dress?
(a) Folds it and places it on the dresser.
(b) Hangs it in the closet.
(c) Lays it out to avoid wrinkles.
(d) Washes it and hangs it to dry.

5. Who finds Temple a safe place to sleep?
(a) Popeye.
(b) Tommy.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Eva.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ruby to call the person in #71?

2. Where does the person in #21 attend college?

3. Who do Popeye and Temple pass by without any sign of recognition?

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

5. What clothing does Temple put on in the room?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Benbow and what is his objective for needing to cross the spring?

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

5. What instruction does Goodwin give to Ruby when she returns to the house?

6. Who is arrested for murder and how does he hamper his own defense?

7. How does Temple try to protect herself while at the plantation?

8. Why is Stevens so upset with himself the next morning?

9. Which two characters seem to show the most compassion for Temple?

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

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