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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. Why does May become upset when Ruby insists on a certain type of fruit?

2. When Ruby was revived, his mother promised to what?

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

4. Ruby leaves the house and Ruth learns hours later that he did what?

5. Ruth and Ruby spend the first three months of the baby's life where?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to Ruby having a counselor?

2. What happens at the beginning of Chapter 16?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What led to Ruby being babied?

9. Describe the time between Ruth and Ruby's marriage and when tension begins.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Ruth vacations with Sid.

Part 1) What was Ruth's original vacation plan? Why does this first plan fall through? What does this reveal about Ruby?

Part 2) How important is this vacation to Ruth? Why do May and Ruby react the way they do regarding Ruth's vacation? How do their reactions affect Ruth?

Part 3) Describe a vacation on which you have gone. Why was it important to you? How were you changed by it?

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