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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ruth's father go to get divorce papers?
(a) Nevada
(b) Miami
(c) New York
(d) Denver

2. Who does Ruth phone in this chapter?
(a) Aunt Mary
(b) Her mother
(c) Andrew
(d) James

3. Who does James go out for a walk with at the end of the book?
(a) David
(b) Halina
(c) Ruth
(d) David's wife

4. What draws Ruth to Harlem?
(a) Music
(b) Prostitution
(c) Food
(d) Drugs

5. In what state is Andrew buried?
(a) North Carolina
(b) Virginia
(c) Kentucky
(d) Mississippi

6. Why does Ruth return to Virginia?
(a) To graduate
(b) To go to University
(c) To find a job
(d) To marry

7. Which of the following of Ruth's children do not go to Suffolk with her?
(a) Dennis
(b) Billy
(c) Judy
(d) James

8. What does Ruth's mother say when she waves the chicken over her head?
(a) Life has one savior
(b) War
(c) You to death, me to life
(d) Freedom has to be cooked

9. What does James force his mother to do in this chapter?
(a) Buy a car
(b) Play the piano
(c) Go for a run
(d) Write her will

10. What is the name of the reverend who marries Andrew and Ruth?
(a) Reverend Formby
(b) Reverend Lucas
(c) Reverend White
(d) Reverend Brown

11. What type of cancer is Ruth diagnosed with in this chapter?
(a) Bowel cancer
(b) Skin cancer
(c) Lung cancer
(d) Nostril cancer

12. Who does Ruth stay with when she goes back to New York?
(a) Andrew McBride
(b) Her Aunt Mary
(c) Her grandmother
(d) Her Uncle Theodore

13. What is the name of Halina's son?
(a) David
(b) John
(c) Joe
(d) Frank

14. What building does James stand in front of in August 1992?
(a) A war memorial
(b) A synagogue
(c) An ice cream factory
(d) A temple

15. What do Ruth and Andrew call their first child?
(a) Jason
(b) Dennis
(c) James
(d) Koby

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the new man Aunt Mary hires in this chapter?

2. What did Ruth's mother used to feed the birds?

3. Who needs to dissolve Ruth's parent's marriage?

4. Where does Ruth's father spend his weekends?

5. What part of New York is Ruth's mother's hospital?

(see the answer keys)

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