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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does May insist they all go back to work?
(a) When the bills get tight.
(b) When she tires of doing all the work.
(c) When she becomes tired of them at home.
(d) When Justin is sleeping through the night.

2. May's attitude toward Ruth begins to do what?
(a) Weary.
(b) Change.
(c) Become abusive.
(d) Get worse.

3. Sid is there and congratulates Ruth. Ruth gets what impression?
(a) Sid misses her.
(b) Sid is happy for her.
(c) Sid is not feeling well.
(d) Sid is not happy with her choices in life.

4. Ruth often misses work to deal with what?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Ruby.
(c) The baby.
(d) Morning sickness.

5. May and Ruth work while Ruby does what?
(a) Tries to find a job.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Watches the house.
(d) Wanders around town.

6. That Christmas Eve Ruth remembers as what?
(a) One of the best times in her marriage.
(b) One of the worst times in her marriage.
(c) No different than any other day.
(d) An okay day.

7. Ruth tells Ruby's story as his counselor ________ told it to her.
(a) Jane.
(b) Mary.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Sherry.

8. Ruby comes to Ruth and apologizes, promising what?
(a) To never come near her again.
(b) To never force himself on her again.
(c) To never talk to her again.
(d) To never go on a date with her again.

9. Daisy tells Ruth that she should do what?
(a) Still go on the vacation.
(b) Find a new job.
(c) Move out.
(d) Stay at home.

10. It was a family dynamic that caused Ruby to grow up how?
(a) Nervous and uncertain.
(b) Shy and quiet.
(c) With a violent temper and a lack of direction.
(d) With a strong will and great self-confidence.

11. Eventually Ruby's mother, who suffered asthma, had to move where for her health, leaving Ruby on his own in Illinois?
(a) To Arizona.
(b) To Texas.
(c) To California.
(d) To Florida.

12. How does May feel about the baby?
(a) Worried.
(b) Angry.
(c) Excited.
(d) Annoyed.

13. Ruth returns to ___________ tensions at home.
(a) An increase in.
(b) The same.
(c) No.
(d) A decrease in.

14. Ruby was a surprise baby, born prematurely in a time when his parents had believed what?
(a) They were done with childbearing.
(b) They did not want any children.
(c) They did not want anymore children.
(d) They could not have children.

15. The following January, Ruby gets a job running ________________ that parks in the grocery store parking lot twice a month.
(a) The delivery truck.
(b) The icecream truck.
(c) The recycling truck.
(d) The dump truck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does May enjoy being a grandmother?

2. How is May appeased?

3. Ruby spends most of his time doing what in the basement?

4. Ruby continues to see his counselor who pushes him to do what?

5. Finally the baby comes after how many hours of labor?

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