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Empire Falls Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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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. In what type of car does Miles take driving lessons?
(a) Lincoln
(b) Subaru
(c) VW
(d) Ford

2. What does Cindy drop between the bleachers?
(a) Her program
(b) Her purse
(c) Her sweater
(d) Her cane

3. What is Janine doing as she sits in Callahan's?
(a) Drinks wine coolers
(b) Eats beer nuts
(c) Folds napkins
(d) Practices her new signature

4. What does Miles discover from the newspaper photo?
(a) There are no black people in the photo
(b) The people are all dead now
(c) The mill has burned down
(d) C.B. Whiting is the man he knew as Charles Mayne

5. Who is Max?
(a) Miles' father
(b) Tick's boyfriend
(c) Janine's ex-husband
(d) Candice's brother

Short Answer Questions

1. Who meets Miles and his mother when they arrive at their vacation destination?

2. What is the nickname for the rectory at St. Catherine's Church?

3. What has Miles agreed to paint for St. Catherine's Catholic Church?

4. What is the wealthiest family in Empire Falls?

5. Who offers to give Miles driving lessons?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Jimmy Minty is a true product of his environment.

2. Who is John Voss?

3. Explain why the poison ivy is a metaphor in Part 1, Chapter 8.

4. Why does Janine call Miles The Human Rut?

5. What is the Exacto knife and why does it signify foreshadowing for the plot?

6. Explain the significance of the river as a metaphor for life in Empire Falls.

7. What is the role of Timmy, the cat, in the story?

8. How does David want Miles to expand his business opportunities?

9. How do you know that Janine is having second thoughts about marrying Walt?

10. What revelation does Miles get when he examines an old photo in the newspaper?

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