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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ruth begins working for Miss Finch. Miss Finch lives down the road from the Grey's and lost what in her old age?
(a) Her ability to speak.
(b) Her sight.
(c) Her hearing.
(d) Her mind.

2. Willard was killed where?
(a) In the Pacific.
(b) On the train to work.
(c) In the Atlantic.
(d) In a bar.

3. Why is Ruth afraid to tell this story and May's reaction?
(a) She is embarrassed and does not want anyone to know what she had done.
(b) She fears Aunt Sid will think her too stupid to be her pen pal.
(c) She fears Aunt Sid will laugh at her.
(d) She fears Aunt Sid will be mad at her for this mistake.

4. May was the oldest of ________ children and therefore had the burden of the chores placed on her shoulders.
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. May is desperate to be what to Matt?

2. How did Ruth feel when Jesus did not really make an appearance?

3. 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.

4. What could Ruth's teachers not help doing?

5. Ruth recalls how her mother often told her her father's leaving was whose fault?

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