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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 and 20, Promise, Old Man Shilsky.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which member of Ruth's family dies while she is in New York?
(a) Her grandfather
(b) Her sister
(c) Her father
(d) Her brother

2. Who is the first person to find out about Ruth's pregnancy?
(a) Her father
(b) Aunt Mary
(c) Frances
(d) Her mother

3. Who is the first person Ruth tells about her new job?
(a) Her grandmother
(b) Her mother
(c) Aunt Mary
(d) Andrew

4. What kind of business does Aunt Mary run?
(a) A grocery store
(b) A loan business
(c) A computer business
(d) A factory

5. When does James' stepfather visit them?
(a) Every summer
(b) On Mondays
(c) In the holidays
(d) On the weekends

Short Answer Questions

1. What did James' father die of?

2. What does Ruth say God is the color of?

3. What part of Virginia did Ruth and her family move to?

4. What kind of shops are in Manhattan's Lower East Side?

5. Where does James' mother work?

(see the answer key)

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