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

2. 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 California.
(c) To Texas.
(d) To Florida.

3. Why did Ruby do this to the chicken?
(a) He was angry when May refused to let him take Justin into town in the car.
(b) He noticed that it was not looking very healthy.
(c) He wanted to test out his new drugs.
(d) He was hungry.

4. How do Ruth and Ruby spend all their free time together?
(a) Going to bars and drinking in dark, secluded places.
(b) Going out to nice dinners.
(c) Going on long walks.
(d) Watching television.

5. Ruth wants to buy him a winter suit, but May gets him one from where?
(a) Sears.
(b) Macys.
(c) Goodwill.
(d) Men's Warehouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ruth wants to take Justin and disappear where?

2. Who walks Ruth down the aisle?

3. When does tension begin?

4. May's attitude toward Ruth begins to do what?

5. No one wants to hear about Ruth's trip, so she tells who?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the beginning of Chapter 16?

2. Why does May's attitude toward Ruth begin to change?

3. How does Ruth feel about getting married?

4. What job does Ruby finally get?

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

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

7. What takes place between Ruth and Ruby at the beginning of this section?

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

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

10. How do Ruby and Ruth celebrate their marriage?

(see the answer keys)

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