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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Did Ruth have friends?
(a) Yes, some.
(b) Yes, many.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, one.

2. Artie, from the dry cleaners, talks Ruth into joining what?
(a) The Atlantis Super Wash Center basketball team.
(b) The Trim 'N Tidy bowling team.
(c) The Suds On 8th Avenue softball team.
(d) The Lucky Laundry tennis team.

3. Due to the amount of teasing Ruth receives at school, what does she do?
(a) She asks Aunt Sid to take her bra shopping.
(b) She asks Aunt Sid for money to buy bras but lies and says the money is for a gift for May's birthday.
(c) She asks Aunt Sid for the money for school supplies.
(d) She asks Aunt Sid for the money to buy bras.

4. Ruth remembers the early letters Aunt Sid sent to her, filled with what stories?
(a) Going on vacations.
(b) Going to college in Chicago.
(c) Growing up in Honey Creek.
(d) Growing up during the Great Depression.

5. Ruth takes a job where?
(a) At the Lucky Laundry.
(b) At the Trim 'N Tidy.
(c) At the Suds On 8th Avenue.
(d) At the Atlantis Super Wash Center.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. Unfortunately Ruth lost out on the spelling bee. How did May treat her?

3. When Elmer Grey began coming around, a widower with a farm of his own, May accepted his attentions and they were married when?

4. What happened one afternoon when Ruth's father accidentally spilled ice cream on her head?

5. Why did Ruth have to pay special attention in school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ruth begin working for Miss Finch?

2. Describe Ruth's first meeting with Aunt Sid.

3. How does Ruth meet Ruby?

4. What does Ruth recall about school?

5. What is the one happy memory Ruth has of her family?

6. What happens when Ruth is moved up to a normal English class?

7. How did May and Willard's marriage come to an end?

8. What led to a friendship between Ruth and Aunt Sid?

9. Why does Ruth believe the people in town must feel sorry for her and her family?

10. Why is Ruth teased in school? How does she deal with this?

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