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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 is the name of Ruth's younger sister in this chapter?
(a) Freda
(b) Dee Dee
(c) Janice
(d) Lauren

2. Where does James stay the night in this chapter?
(a) Aubrey's house
(b) At a bar
(c) A motel
(d) In the park

3. What does James wear for the wedding?
(a) An Italian designer suit
(b) Jeans and a jumper
(c) Shorts and a t-shirt
(d) A black tuxedo

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

5. Where does Ruth move to after Delaware?
(a) Kentucky
(b) New Jersey
(c) Philadephia
(d) Virginia

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Ruth's mother used to feed the birds?

3. What type of cancer is Ruth diagnosed with in this chapter?

4. What does Ruth receive a degree in?

5. What kind of weather is it on the day on the wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ruth's relationship with Andrew affect her family life?

2. How is Ruth's life getting better at the age of sixty five?

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

4. Describe Andrew and Ruth's relationship.

5. How is Delaware different from New York?

6. How does Ruth cope with her abortion?

7. Summarize the book.

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

9. Describe the wedding James and Ruth attend in this chapter.

10. What problems does James say he had as a child of mixed race?

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