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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. May shows Ruth how to do what but stops abruptly when Matt walks in and sees them?

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

3. Ruth begins working for Miss Finch. Miss Finch lives down the road from the Grey's and lost what in her old age?

4. One of May's brothers was deaf and moved to a deaf school when he was _________.

5. What does May not buy Ruth?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ruth remember about one Christmas?

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

4. What did May do after Willard's death?

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

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

7. How does Ruth's time at Miss Finch's affect her?

8. How did May come to spend a great deal of time with Willard Jenson?

9. What did Ruth think about these letters from Sid? Why?

10. What happened when May met Elmer Grey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ruth and Ruby meet on the lake.

Part 1) Describe this first meeting. What is learned about Ruby at this meeting? How does his past influence who he is at this point?

Part 2) How does this relationship progress? How is their demise foreshadowed? Why do they not see this?

Part 3) How different might Ruth's life have been if she had married Randall? Use the text to support your response.

Essay Topic 2

The household falls apart.

Part 1) Describe this destruction. What is the cause of this destruction?

Part 2) How do Ruth, Ruby, and May play a role in it's destruction?

Part 3) How different might their relationship have been if they had not lived together? Could it have been better? Why or why not? Could May's death have been prevented? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Ruth and Aunt Sid communicate through letters.

Part 1) How and why does this communication begin? How dose this communication affect Ruth?

Part 2) What is learned about Ruth through these letters? How important is this relationship to Ruth? Why?

Part 3) What other relationships are important to Ruth in this story? How are relationships a theme in this story?

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