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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 city is described as a "land oriented" city?
(a) Chattanooga.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Knoxville.
(d) Nashville.

2. What dance do Betsy and Josephine try and convince the bands to play?
(a) A foxtrot.
(b) A tango.
(c) A polka.
(d) A waltz.

3. Where do Holly and Phillip live?
(a) Long Island.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Newark.

4. For what reason are the daughters considered the "laughing stock of the town"?
(a) Their inappropriate attire.
(b) Their father.
(c) Their business.
(d) Their names.

5. To whom is Josephine's suitor related?
(a) Wyant Brawley.
(b) Alex Mercer.
(c) Lewis Shackleford.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What expression do Betsy and Josephine use repeatedly to describe their father's dancing?

3. Phiilip left his family home in Memphis before he was how old?

4. Where do Mr. Carver and his grown daughters have supper on Sunday nights?

5. Why does Father think Betsy and Wyant have disappeared from the caravan to Memphis?

Short Essay Questions

1. Of all the Carver children, the least is said about Georgie. In Chapter 4, what information is revealed about Georgie? How would one describe Georgie and who he is in the Carver family?

2. In Chapter 5, Phillip reminisces on his failed engagement. What happens between Phillip and Clara Price? Compare his experience with that of his sisters.

3. In Chapter 4, Phillip describes meeting Alex Mercer. How does Phillip meet Alex and how does their friendship grow? What do each represent to the other?

4. In Chapter 2, Phillip recalls a conversation between his mother and a friend of hers from Nashville. In their conversation, the woman declares "you, my dear Minta, will love Memphis." Does Phillip's mother love Memphis? How does she adjust to her new home?

5. In Chapter 5, Phillip describes his summer at Fort Oglethorpe. What was this summer like for him? Why has he chosen this summer in particular to describe in detail?

6. In Chapter 5, Phillip's narrative presents many examples of Alex's ability to befriend both Mr Carver and Phillip Carver. What are the examples Phillip gives?

7. As Mr. Carver continues to date and socialize, the two daughters appear to keep very close tabs on him. How does Phillip react to this? What is he able to see about his Father's situation based on the regular correspondence from Josephine and Betsy?

8. In Chapter 3, Phillip describes how Betsy and Josephine settle into their lives in Memphis after their failed engagements. He speaks with some pride about their accomplishments. What are those accomplishments? What type of life have Betsy and Josephine made for themselves in Memphis?

9. In Chapter 1, the narrator begins the story with an explanation of the perils of a widower with middle-aged children,dating. What is the major issue faced by the widower? What examples of this situation does the narrator provide?

10. In Chapter 2, Phillip relates the story of his sister Joesphine's experience with her serious beau, Clarkson Manning. What happens to to their relationship? What does Manning inadvertently do that changes the relationship between the two? How does Father react to Manning?

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