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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. May does not approve of Ruby from the start, claiming what?
(a) He appears to be stupid and once vandalized some cars.
(b) He is a loser.
(c) He is too good for Ruth.
(d) He is not good enough for her daughter.

4. What does Ruth pick Daisy to be?
(a) Her best friend.
(b) Her legal guardian.
(c) Her roommate.
(d) Her bridesmaid.

5. How is May appeased?
(a) Ruby buys her a gift.
(b) When Matt agrees to come for the wedding.
(c) May and Ruby get to know each other.
(d) Her daughter is now seeing Randall.

6. Ruth learns what about herself?
(a) She is sick.
(b) She married the wrong man.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is not smart.

7. That summer and fall, Ruth, May, Ruby, and Justin begin to go where?
(a) On vacations.
(b) To the park.
(c) To church.
(d) To the movies.

8. Tensions begin to grow again as what happens?
(a) Justin ages.
(b) May grows bored with Justin.
(c) Ruby gets fired.
(d) Ruby begins using drugs.

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

10. Ruby continues to see his counselor who pushes him to do what?
(a) Stop using drugs.
(b) Get a job.
(c) Get a home of his own for his family.
(d) See him more often.

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

12. Ruth does what to May for the first time?
(a) Stands up.
(b) Ignores her.
(c) Backs down from her.
(d) Pushes her.

13. Ruby leaves the house and Ruth learns hours later that he did what?
(a) Jumped into the river.
(b) Took pills.
(c) Ran away.
(d) Destroyed cars.

14. Who walks Ruth down the aisle?
(a) May.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Matt.
(d) Randall.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. May then spends the entire night complaining about what?

2. On her wedding day, Ruth wears what?

3. May takes Ruby and Ruth to pick what from a local orchard?

4. May learns in __________ that Matt was mentioned in Time magazine but did not tell her.

5. As May continues to harp on Ruth and Ruby for the way they are raising Justin, Ruth begins to imagine what?

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