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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of shops are in Manhattan's Lower East Side?
(a) Gentile shops
(b) Music shops
(c) Jewish shops
(d) Muslim shops

2. What is the name of the boy Ruth meets in this chapter?
(a) Frank
(b) Edward
(c) Davis
(d) Peter

3. What does Aunt Betsy arrange for Ruth?
(a) A job
(b) An abortion
(c) A nanny
(d) A marriage

4. What sits outside of Ruth's apartment after Hunter dies?
(a) His best suit
(b) His car
(c) His body
(d) His bike

5. Who comes to meet James when his mother does not show up?
(a) His step father
(b) His father
(c) A rabbi
(d) His siblings

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person to find out about Ruth's pregnancy?

2. What did the blacks come into the store to purchase in the Thirties?

3. When does James' stepfather visit them?

4. What kind of business does Aunt Mary run?

5. Who does Ruth remember riding through town?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ruth and her family live in America when they first arrived?

2. How does Betsy react to Ruth's pregnancy?

3. Describe the household James was brought up in.

4. How does Sam's leaving home affect Ruth?

5. How does the 1960s black power affect James in Chapter 3?

6. Describe Ruth's school years.

7. How does Ruth's friend, Frances, support her?

8. How does Ruth respond when James asks what color God is?

9. Describe what happens when Ruth asks James to take the milk back to the shop.

10. How does Ruth react to Hunter Jordan's death?

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