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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did May always think Willard would come back to her?
(a) Because she could not accept that he was dead.
(b) Because the police could not find his body.
(c) Because Willard said he would never leave her.
(d) Because the military was never able to supply a body.

2. Ruth recalls how her mother often told her her father's leaving was whose fault?
(a) Her.
(b) Everyone's.
(c) His.
(d) No one's.

3. How does this affect Ruth?
(a) It forces her to look for a new job.
(b) It give her more work to do.
(c) It cuts off her exposure to great literature.
(d) It gives her a new place to work.

4. 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.
(a) Horse.
(b) Cow.
(c) Goat.
(d) Sheep.

5. Ruth was left devastated by her own stupidity, despite advancing to the final _________.
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sid came to make amends with May over an argument dealing with what?

2. Ruth relates the story of her mother's life as it was told to her by whom?

3. What does Ruth discover about herself?

4. How did Sid feel about Ruth's first letter?

5. Why did Ruth have to pay special attention in school?

(see the answer key)

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