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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who goes with Raleigh and Mingo to Lovie's house?
(a) Aura.
(b) Vera.
(c) Victoria.
(d) Gates.

2. Who is skinny-dipping in the community pool in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Raleigh and Aura.
(b) Vera and Mingo.
(c) Vera and Raleigh.
(d) Aura and Mingo.

3. What does Raleigh receive from Earley in a brown paper bag?
(a) Cat food.
(b) Lottery tickets.
(c) Car keys and a deed to a house.
(d) $10,000 and some whiskey.

4. What key element is missing from the police investigation in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) A shoe.
(b) Bonnie's body.
(c) A weapon.
(d) DNA samples.

5. Why is Raleigh unnerved when he is stopped by a police officer in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) Because he has just stolen the bust from the library.
(b) Because he is afraid of being arrested on an outstanding warrant.
(c) Because he isn't wearing his driving glasses.
(d) Because he doesn't want his insurance to increase.

6. Where is Bonnie at the end of Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) In her kitchen at home.
(b) In a pit at an abandoned construction mine.
(c) At church,
(d) At her desk.

7. What is Flonnie's favorite past time while living in the nursing home?
(a) Watching game shows.
(b) Listening to ballgames.
(c) Pranking the nurse staff.
(d) Playing bingo.

8. Who borrows Vera's car in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) Aura.
(b) Mingo.
(c) Raleigh.
(d) Earley,

9. What kind of seasonal displays does Mingo create?
(a) Outdoor ones.
(b) Christmas-themed ones.
(c) Tacky ones.
(d) Anti-religious ones.

10. Who is Vera?
(a) Mingo's wife.
(b) Victoria's granddaughter.
(c) Raleigh's wife.
(d) Lovie's daughter.

11. What does Raleigh refer to as Knoll Pond?
(a) The property he bought from Jimson.
(b) The subdivision in which he lives.
(c) The neighborhood in which Lovie lives.
(d) The town in which Victoria lives.

12. What is Caroline doing when Raleigh arrives in Part 1:Chapter 2?
(a) Working on a car with a boy.
(b) Mowing her lawn.
(c) Washing her car with her sister.
(d) Practicing cheerleading.

13. After the Marines help Raleigh and Mingo, who does Raleigh call from a tavern?
(a) Aura.
(b) Earley.
(c) Vera.
(d) Roxanne.

14. Who is Victoria Hayes?
(a) Jubal's sister.
(b) Raleigh's favorite aunt.
(c) Raleigh's mother.
(d) Raleigh's wife.

15. Who is Earley?
(a) Raleigh's half-brother.
(b) Raleigh's best friend.
(c) Raleigh's father.
(d) Raleigh's uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the people of Raleigh's hometown view the story regarding the land that he sets out to buy in Part 1, Chapter 4?

2. What Marine camp is nearby when Raleigh and Mingo get lost while driving in Part 2, Chapter 16?

3. Who does Raleigh credit for his desire to be an upstanding citizen?

4. How old are Caroline and Holly?

5. What is Raleigh reading when the story begins?

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