1. When they finally married, most people thought it was for what reason?
(a) May's parents forced Willard to marry her.
(b) May was pregnant from all the time they spent alone together.
(c) Willard would be going off to war.
(d) May and Willard were madly in love.

2. Mrs. Foote's husband dies from what?
(a) His kidney disease.
(b) His cancer.
(c) His liver disease.
(d) His heart disease.

3. Together as what do May and Ruth work?
(a) Cleaning ladies.
(b) Trimmers.
(c) Washers.
(d) Finishers.

4. May's main chore as a teenager was what?
(a) The cleaning.
(b) The cooking.
(c) The education of her younger siblings.
(d) The laundry.

5. How did Ruth feel when Jesus did not really make an appearance?
(a) She was angry.
(b) She was surprised.
(c) She was worried.
(d) She was disappointed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ruth does not have many memories of her father, but she can recall one afternoon when she helped a _______ deliver its baby how her father patted her on the head and told her she was a good farmer.

2. What happened one afternoon when Ruth's father accidentally spilled ice cream on her head?

3. Does Ruth intend to stay the first few times she goes to Miss Finch's?

4. How did these feelings about herself affect her?

5. Unfortunately Ruth lost out on the spelling bee. How did May treat her?

(see the answer key)

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