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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. Aunt Sid meets Ruth at the bus station and takes her where?

2. May then spends the entire night complaining about what?

3. What does Ruth pick Daisy to be?

4. As May continues to harp on Ruth and Ruby for the way they are raising Justin, Ruth begins to imagine what?

5. Within a few months, what has happened to Ruth and Ruby?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. To what does Ruth return home?

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

4. What led to Ruby having a counselor?

5. What led to Ruby being babied?

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

7. How did Ruby's father treat him?

8. What is happening during this time in Ruby's life?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ruth and Matt graduate.

Part 1) How is each of them affected by this graduation? Why? What does this reveal about their futures?

Part 2) How do the family dynamics change? How does May feel about this? Why?

Part 3) Could Ruth have had a better future? Why or why not? Should Matt have acted differently toward his family at this point? Why or why not?

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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