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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alex regularly urge Phillip to do?
(a) Study law.
(b) Return to Memphis and teach.
(c) Travel to Europe.
(d) Start his own business.

2. How long do the Carvers live in Memphis?
(a) Two decades.
(b) Three years.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) One year.

3. Who does Phillip believe his sister Betsy is going to the bars with while watching her father?
(a) A friend from work.
(b) No one.
(c) Her new fiance.
(d) Howard.

4. When does Phillip's brother die?
(a) In Korea.
(b) In WWII.
(c) In Vietnam.
(d) In Manhattan

5. Within a few weeks of meeting Clara, where does Phillip begin spending his Saturday nights?
(a) At Clara's parents' house.
(b) At used book stores.
(c) At restaurants.
(d) At the library.

6. How old is Phillip when the family moves to Memphis?
(a) 20.
(b) 21.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.

7. Who does Phillip think he has seen entering the Patton Hotel in Chattanooga?
(a) Betsy and Josephine.
(b) Alex Mercer.
(c) Clara.
(d) His father.

8. How does Alex's father define the best human being?
(a) The one who adjusts best to his circumstances.
(b) The oldest person.
(c) The person who has earned the most money.
(d) The most intellectual person.

9. What quality in himself does Alex say he likes least?
(a) He is a poor student.
(b) He is plain Memphis.
(c) He is an only child.
(d) He is a cheater.

10. Holly Kaplan is a Jewish woman from what city?
(a) New York.
(b) Nashville.
(c) Memphis.
(d) Cleveland.

11. Phillip believes Alex cannot see that underneath Betsy and Josephine's stated love for their father lies what other emotion?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Respect.
(d) Hatred.

12. Where does George Carver attend college?
(a) University of Tennessee.
(b) Tulane.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Vanderbilt.

13. Many dinner conversations between Mr. Carver, Betsy and Josephine revolved around what topic?
(a) Betsy and Josephine's suitors.
(b) Real estate.
(c) Business.
(d) Law.

14. Who does Phillip trust with his despair after the end of his relationship with Clara?
(a) Alex Merer.
(b) Mr. Manning.
(c) Mr. Carver.
(d) Mr. Shackleford.

15. What does Mr. Carver represent to Alex?
(a) Practicality.
(b) Intellectualism.
(c) Sophistication.
(d) Curiosity.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Phillip's mother compare the family's move to Memphis?

2. Where is Phillip's mother born and raised?

3. While in high school, what does Phillip begin collecting?

4. What grade does Phillip enter at his new school in Memphis?

5. Where do both Betsy and Josephine have their social debuts?

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