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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. Who does James' brother ask about what color Jesus is?
(a) The Sunday school teacher
(b) James
(c) His father
(d) A rabbi

2. What material is the boy's father's clothes made from?
(a) Leather
(b) Foil
(c) PCP
(d) Cotton

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

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

5. What kind of animal does Sam have to feed in the mornings?
(a) Chickens
(b) A cow
(c) A dog
(d) A sheep

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of drugs does James start experimenting with?

2. What does Ruth use the money she steals for?

3. How did James view his mother as a young boy?

4. Where was James' mother raised?

5. What does Ruth drink tea from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the household James was brought up in.

3. Why does James hit the boy he meets on the bus?

4. Why is music important to James?

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

6. What are the problems in dating Peter?

7. How does Peter change Ruth's life?

8. Describe Ruth's parents.

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

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

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