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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ruth remembers one Christmas when the Reverend at her church announced what?
(a) He would be retiring.
(b) The coming of Jesus.
(c) Satan has taken control of many lives.
(d) Jesus is born.

2. How many happy memories does Ruth have of her family?
(a) One.
(b) Many.
(c) A few.
(d) Two.

3. Ruth remembers mistaking __________ for onions one night.
(a) Chives.
(b) Daffodil bulbs.
(c) Tulip bulbs.
(d) Garlic.

4. _________ years later Ruth was born and Matthew the following year.
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

5. May wore the same _________ from her sister's wedding to her husband's memorial service.
(a) Dress.
(b) Scarf.
(c) Gloves.
(d) Hat.

6. The marriage was a happy one, until what?
(a) Willard lost his job.
(b) May became pregnant.
(c) World War I began.
(d) World War II began.

7. Did May accept this news?
(a) No, she refused it.
(b) Yes, but only at first.
(c) Yes, she accepted it.
(d) Yes, she accepted it a couple days after she received the news.

8. At other times, Ruth reads snippets of the letters she receives from whom?
(a) Aunt Sid.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Dee Dee.
(d) Matt.

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

10. Ruth would often catch bees and leave them where?
(a) In Matt's bed.
(b) In Matt's car.
(c) In the house.
(d) In Matt's club house.

11. 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.

12. Ruth feels like an afterthought at graduation. Why?
(a) Everyone else in her class had parties planned for them, so Ruth's mom felt guilty at the last minute and threw her one.
(b) Matt graduates the same day and all the attention is placed on him.
(c) She has no plans for the future and is not happy to see high school ending.
(d) She was not sure if she would even graduate.

13. Sid tells Ruby that May would often have her boyfriend, Willard Jenson, over while she did what?
(a) The laundry.
(b) Cooked.
(c) Cleaned.
(d) Worked in the garden.

14. As they grew older and Matt's _____________ continued to shine, Ruth began to torture him.
(a) Lover for their mother.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Personality.
(d) Ability to make friends.

15. How does Ruth feel about these books?
(a) She is annoyed by them.
(b) She is interested in them.
(c) She is excited about them.
(d) She fears them.

Short Answer Questions

1. May, either intentionally or unintentionally, does not notice what about Ruth?

2. May often has to remind Ruth to do what?

3. How does this affect Ruth?

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

5. Ruth's father left when she was ______, just drove away and went to Texas to pick grapefruit and never returned.

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