1. What happened one afternoon when Ruth's father accidentally spilled ice cream on her head?
(a) Everyone ignored her.
(b) Everyone laughed together at that.
(c) Everyone laughed at her.
(d) Everyone became angry with him.

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

3. On her wedding day, Ruth wears what?
(a) Her best dress.
(b) The same dress May wore to marry Ruth's father.
(c) A simple dress.
(d) The same dress May wore to marry Willard Jenson.

4. Still she often had trouble with what?
(a) Verb conjugation.
(b) Some of the bigger words.
(c) Paying attention.
(d) Mathematics.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. One evening around the fourth of July, Daisy takes Ruth to the lake. They steal a boat and paddle out to the middle of the lake where they run into who?

2. Why does May insist they all go back to work?

3. They often share personal stories, and sometimes Miss Finch talks about her husband and what?

4. Eventually Ruby's mother, who suffered asthma, had to move where for her health, leaving Ruby on his own in Illinois?

5. What does May not buy Ruth?

(see the answer key)

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