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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 do the muggers spill on the sidewalk?
(a) Their cans of Coke
(b) Ruth's loose change
(c) Ruth's groceries
(d) Their blood

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

3. What is the name of Jack's husband?
(a) Big Richard
(b) Uppity
(c) Little Chicken
(d) Sour Milk

4. Who does Ruth steal money from?
(a) Frances
(b) Her mother
(c) Her father
(d) Her brother

5. What does James say the preacher at church dots his sermons with?
(a) Hand claps
(b) Laughs
(c) Amens
(d) Singing

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was James' mother supposed to meet James after kindergarten?

2. What kind of business does Aunt Mary run?

3. Who finds Ruth's bracelet?

4. What religion does Ruth eventually convert to?

5. What kind of job did Ruth's father have when he first arrived in America?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Ruth's parents.

3. Describe Ruth's father's work.

4. How does Ruth's life take a turn for the worse when the family moves to Virginia?

5. How does Peter change Ruth's life?

6. How does Ruth's family react to her pregnancy?

7. Why is Chapter 2 written in italics?

8. Why is music important to James?

9. Describe Jame McBride's family life.

10. Describe Sam's life.

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