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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. Ruth feels like an afterthought at graduation. Why?

2. Ruth realizes now that people in town must have felt how for her and her family?

3. What does Artie proudly display in the store?

4. Sid tells Ruby that May would often have her boyfriend, Willard Jenson, over while she did what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are two stories Ruth tells to show how unpredictable her mother is?

3. What does Ruth remember about one Christmas?

4. What leads to Ruth torturing Matt?

5. What does Ruth recall about school?

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

7. What does Ruth do after high school?

8. Who is Dee Dee Foote? What does Dee Dee Foote bring out in May?

9. What happens between Randall and Ruth? What happens at about the same time?

10. How does Ruth meet Ruby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

May becomes friends with Dee Dee.

Part 1) Describe their friendship. Why might these two be friends?

Part 2) What is learned about May through this relationship? What might be the cause for this different behavior?

Part 3) How do you act differently around different people? Why? What might this reveal about you?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Ruth lives in Honey Creek, Illinois.

Part 1) Describe Honey Creek. How is Ruth a part of this community?

Part 2) How does this community influence Ruth? How does the early description of this town prepare the reader for the rest of the book?

Part 3) How does your own town influence you? What can be learned about you by learning about the town?

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