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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. Ruth decides she and Ruby should do what?
(a) Go to couple's counseling.
(b) Take a trip by themselves.
(c) Move out.
(d) Get new jobs.

2. They sleep in late the first morning and spend the day doing what?
(a) Watching television and cleaning up the house.
(b) Talking.
(c) Laying out on the beach.
(d) Going hiking.

3. The first few months of marriage are ___________.
(a) Exciting.
(b) Easy going.
(c) Difficult.
(d) Annoying.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Ruth returns to ___________ tensions at home.

2. Ruth names the baby what?

3. Daisy comes to Ruth and tells her what about Ruby?

4. A few weeks later, May and Ruby fight about what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Daisy suggest Ruth do? How do the others feel about this idea?

2. What does Ruth dream about doing? Why?

3. What leads to tension? What exacerbates this tension?

4. What time does Ruth remember as one of the best times in her marriage?

5. Describe Ruth's labor and delivery.

6. Describe Aunt Sid and Ruth's vacation together.

7. What does Ruth decide she and Ruby should do? How does this turn out? Why?

8. How do Ruby and Ruth celebrate their marriage?

9. Describe the time between Ruth and Ruby's marriage and when tension begins.

10. How did Ruby's father treat him?

(see the answer keys)

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