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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 church is the Suffolk High School graduation ceremony held in?
(a) A Baptist church
(b) A Methodist church
(c) A Catholic church
(d) A Protestant church

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

3. What does Ruth remember her mother waving over her head?
(a) A flag
(b) A newspaper
(c) A chicken
(d) A sheep

4. Who is the first person Ruth tells about her new job?
(a) Andrew
(b) Her mother
(c) Aunt Mary
(d) Her grandmother

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of job does Ruth find in this chapter?

2. What does Ruth receive a degree in?

3. What does Ruth decide she will never do again in this chapter?

4. Who was Halina hiding from in 1942?

5. Which of the following of Ruth's children do not go to Suffolk with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ruth struggle to find a place she wants to be buried?

2. How does Andrew help Ruth get over her mother's death?

3. What does James later learn about his mother's driving skills?

4. How is Delaware different from New York?

5. Why does Ruth go back to Virginia in Chapter 19?

6. Why is James anxious to move to Delaware?

7. Who is David Wind?

8. In what way do Ruth and Andrew become more involved in religion in Chapter 23?

9. Why do Ruth's parents refuse to get a divorce?

10. Describe Halina's time in an underground prison.

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