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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. Tensions begin to grow again as what happens?

2. Ruby continues to see his counselor who pushes him to do what?

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

4. Ruth finally takes this opportunity to tell Aunt Sid what?

5. What does Ruth pick Daisy to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ruth dream about doing? Why?

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

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

4. What does May learn in April? How might this make her feel?

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

6. What job does Ruby finally get?

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

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

9. How does Ruth feel about getting married?

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

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 2

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 3

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?

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