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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who was Halina hiding from in 1942?
(a) The communists
(b) Her parents
(c) The Nazis
(d) The British

5. What does Ruth decide she will never do again in this chapter?
(a) Play the piano
(b) Sing
(c) Drive
(d) Preach

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

7. Which of Ruth's friends dies in this chapter?
(a) Irene
(b) Frances
(c) Doris
(d) Lauren

8. What university does Ruth attend?
(a) Princeton
(b) New York University
(c) Temple University
(d) Chicago University

9. Where do Ruth and Andrew apply for a new house?
(a) Brooklyn
(b) Queens
(c) The Bronx
(d) Harlem

10. What was the the name of the song Ruth's mother sang to the birds?
(a) Birdie, birdie, fly away
(b) Lovely, lovely come to mummy
(c) Free as a Bird
(d) Blackbirds

11. What is the name of the newspaper James works at?
(a) The Boston Globe
(b) The New York Times
(c) The Boston Chronicle
(d) The Los Angeles Times

12. Which of the following is Ruth's real name?
(a) Ruth McBride Jordan
(b) Ruth Deborah Shilsky
(c) Rachel Deborah Shilsky
(d) Jordan Freda McBride

13. What is Rocky's real job?
(a) Pimp
(b) Gigolo
(c) Musician
(d) Barber

14. What is the name of Ruth's manager?
(a) Hunter
(b) Andy
(c) Frank
(d) Rocky

15. What did Ruth's mother used to feed the birds?
(a) Bread crumbs
(b) Worms
(c) Chicken meat
(d) Fish food

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion is Halina Wind?

2. Who talks Ruth out of seeing Rocky again?

3. Where does Ruth decide to move to in this chapter?

4. Whose records did James obtain form the U.S. army?

5. What is James' role at David's wedding?

(see the answer keys)

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