Love, Ruby Lavender Chapter 2

What did Miss Mattie sell at her store? Choose all that apply.

• Hot pizza

• coffee beans

• work boots

• fresh eggs

What does the author mean when she writes that Miss Mattie is wrestling with a ladder?

• Miss Mattie is rolling around on the floor with a ladder in her arms.

• Miss Mattie is trying to put a ladder together, but is having a hard time reading the directions.

• Miss Mattie is struggling to put the ladder in the correct place so that she can reach the shoes.

What went "ping-ping-ping" across the wooden floor?

• a ping-pong ball

• popcorn

• coffee beans

• marbles

How is Miss Mattie related to Ruby?

• mother

• sister

• friend of the family

• aunt

What was making the tapping sound on the wooden floor?

• Tacks on the bottom of Melba Jane's shoes

• the dog's wagging tail hitting the floor

• Miss Mattie tapping her toe

• Melba Jane's brother hitting the floor with a stick

Who did Miss Mattie tell Ruby to help?

• her grandmother

• Leila Latham

• Melba Jane

• Miss Eula

How many ribbons were in Melba Jane's hair?

• four

• seven

• one

• twelve

What did Melba Jane whisper to Ruby?

• Cluck!

• Moo!

• Quack!

• Oink!

The author wrote that Melba Jane spun around like a whirligig, What do you think a whirligig is?

• something that is planted in the ground

• something that flies around loose in the air

• something that spins around

• something that you attach to your hair, like a clip

Why didn't Ruby hurtle over the little Lathams.

• She ran into Miss Eula

• Leila Latham grabbed her by the shoulder

• Melba Jane tripper her

• Ruby tripper over a barrel