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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. Why does Ruth not want to be buried in New York?
(a) She was not born there
(b) It is too crowded
(c) It is polluted
(d) It is too noisy

2. What does the doctor remove from Ruth's face?
(a) A mole
(b) A spot
(c) A portion of skin
(d) A lump

3. In what state is Andrew buried?
(a) Mississippi
(b) Kentucky
(c) North Carolina
(d) Virginia

4. Who dies at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Ruth's mother
(b) Ruth's grandfather
(c) Frances
(d) Ruth's grandmother

5. What does Ruth say about Suffolk?
(a) Nothing has changed
(b) It is ruined
(c) It is still beautiful
(d) It is full of bad memories

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ruth's manager?

2. What is the name of the reverend who marries Andrew and Ruth?

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

4. Who does Ruth stay with when she goes back to New York?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Delaware different from New York?

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

3. What problems do Ruth and Andrew have getting married?

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

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

6. How does James feel about his father?

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

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

9. Summarize the book.

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

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