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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 thinks she is the expert on what?

2. Who walks Ruth down the aisle?

3. When Ruby learns of his mother's death a few years later, what does he do?

4. Daisy tells Ruth that she should do what?

5. May and Ruth work while Ruby does what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ruby's father treat him?

2. To what does Ruth return home?

3. What happens at the beginning of Chapter 16?

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

5. What led to Ruby having a counselor?

6. What happens when May, Ruby, and Ruth go to pick apples?

7. What job does Ruby finally get?

8. How does May feel about Ruth's engagement to Ruby? Why? How is May appeased?

9. How do Ruth and Ruby feel at the birthing class?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

May is very controlling of Justin.

Part 1) Describe this controlling behavior. How does it compare to her behavior toward her children when they were young?

Part 2) Why does she act this way? Should she act this way? Why or why not?

Part 3) When have you tried to control a situation you were in? Why did you do this? How were you affected by this controlling behavior? How did your behavior affect others?

Essay Topic 2

May has lived a difficult life.

Part 1) Describe her life. How has she changed throughout her life? What led to these changes?

Part 2) How does May allow her past troubles to affect the present and the future? How does her past influence Ruth and Matt's lives?

Part 3) How might your own past influence your present and future? Is this good or bad? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Ruby is hit by a car.

Part 1) Why was he hit by a car? How does this reveal Ruby's behavior and attitude at this time?

Part 2) How does this affect the other members of his family? Does he realize the consequences of his actions? Why or why not?

Part 3) What might you have done about Ruby after this accident? Why would you have done this?

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