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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ruth remember her mother waving over her head?
(a) A flag
(b) A newspaper
(c) A chicken
(d) A sheep

3. What kind of career did Andrew want to pursue in New York?
(a) Banking
(b) Dancing
(c) Music
(d) Writing

4. What religion is Halina Wind?
(a) Jewish
(b) Hindu
(c) Muslim
(d) Christian

5. What is the name of the theater where Rocky likes to take Ruth?
(a) The Archa
(b) The Lucerna
(c) The Apollo
(d) The Lab

6. What celebrates its 40th anniversary in 1994?
(a) Ruth's father's store
(b) The New Brown Memorial Baptist Church
(c) Harlem Jazz Club
(d) The Jewish religion

7. What does James teach his mother in this chapter?
(a) How to roll a joint
(b) How to sing
(c) How to drive
(d) How to play the piano

8. Where does Ruth move to after Delaware?
(a) Virginia
(b) New Jersey
(c) Kentucky
(d) Philadephia

9. Who does Ruth meet outside the church?
(a) Frances
(b) Her mother
(c) James
(d) Her father

10. What is Ernie Santosuosso's job on the newspaper?
(a) Jazz critic
(b) Sports reporter
(c) Editor
(d) Film critic

11. Which of Ruth's siblings lives in Brooklyn?
(a) Dee Dee
(b) Jack
(c) Sam
(d) Janice

12. Who dies at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Ruth's mother
(b) Ruth's grandfather
(c) Ruth's grandmother
(d) Frances

13. Where country is Halina from?
(a) Latvia
(b) Germany
(c) Britain
(d) Poland

14. Where does David work?
(a) The stock exchange
(b) Chase Bank
(c) The New York Post
(d) The Wilmington News Journal

15. Where does Ruth decide to move to in this chapter?
(a) Delaware
(b) London
(c) Birmingham
(d) Denver

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of church is the Suffolk High School graduation ceremony held in?

2. Who talks Ruth out of seeing Rocky again?

3. Where is Hunter buried?

4. In what state is Andrew buried?

5. What was the the name of the song Ruth's mother sang to the birds?

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