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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 did Hunter die of?
(a) Brain disease
(b) A broken heart
(c) A stroke
(d) Cancer

2. Where does James' mother work?
(a) Warhol's Factory
(b) Chase Manhatten Bank
(c) The Empire State Building
(d) Studio 54

3. Which of the following subjects does Ruth not learn at home?
(a) Knitting
(b) Math
(c) Sewing
(d) Record keeping

4. From whose death does James say his mother never recovers?
(a) Hunter's
(b) His father's
(c) Her grandfather's
(d) Her mother's

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What war does Sam fight in?

2. What is Ruth's job at the bank?

3. What sits outside of Ruth's apartment after Hunter dies?

4. Why does James hit the boy?

5. Which member of Ruth's family dies while she is in New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Peter change Ruth's life?

2. What are the problems in dating Peter?

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

4. Describe the character of Daddy.

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

6. Describe Ruth's parents.

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

8. Describe Sam's life.

9. Why did James think his mother was strange?

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

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