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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 Ruth have to pay special attention in school?
(a) So she could pass tests.
(b) So she could be as smart as her brother.
(c) So she could read these letters.
(d) So she could earn a compliment.

2. Ruth believes May is very _________ at this point in her life.
(a) Sad.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Angry.
(d) Worried.

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

4. They would dance among what?
(a) Mops and brooms.
(b) The piles of dirty clothes.
(c) The pots and pans.
(d) Rose bushes.

5. Ruth recalls how in school she began with what impression?
(a) She was dumb.
(b) She was popular.
(c) She was smart.
(d) She was special.

Short Answer Questions

1. For _____ years, May lived with her parents, doing the chores with the younger children.

2. Ruth begins working for Miss Finch. Miss Finch lives down the road from the Grey's and lost what in her old age?

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

4. What does Randall, Dee Dee's son, do to Ruth?

5. How did these feelings about herself affect her?

(see the answer key)

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