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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 James' girlfriend's job?
(a) Model
(b) Pool shark
(c) Typist
(d) Cook

2. What type of cancer is Ruth diagnosed with in this chapter?
(a) Bowel cancer
(b) Nostril cancer
(c) Skin cancer
(d) Lung cancer

3. What did Ruth's mother used to feed the birds?
(a) Chicken meat
(b) Fish food
(c) Bread crumbs
(d) Worms

4. What part of New York is Ruth's mother's hospital?
(a) Manhattan
(b) Queens
(c) The Bronx
(d) Brooklyn

5. Where does David work?
(a) Chase Bank
(b) The Wilmington News Journal
(c) The New York Post
(d) The stock exchange

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ruth and Andrew call their first child?

2. Who does Ruth say she missed in this chapter?

3. What is the name of Halina's son?

4. What is the name of the theater where Rocky likes to take Ruth?

5. Why does Ruth not go to Irene's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is James anxious to move to Delaware?

2. In what way does James think his mother is a success?

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

4. Describe the time James tried to teach his mother how to drive.

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

6. How does Ruth cope with her abortion?

7. How does James feel about his father?

8. What does Aubrey Rubenstein tell James in Chapter 22?

9. Describe the character of Andrew.

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

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