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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 advice does Sid give G.T. about how to use his cancer during the election?
(a) That he should pretend he is very sick so he gets the pity vote.
(b) That he should just ignore it.
(c) That he should pretend it is cured even if it isn't.
(d) That he can make it "work" for him.

2. How many men approach Hope as she is trying to gather additional signatures for G.T.'s ballot?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Ten.
(d) Four.

3. Where does G.T. announce that he wants to run for mayor?
(a) On the radio.
(b) On TV.
(c) In a park off Grimes Square.
(d) In the diner.

4. What part of the diner is Hope given to take care of first?
(a) Just two tables in a back corner.
(b) The entire place.
(c) The patio.
(d) The counter.

5. Who took all the money from the diner Hope and Addie worked at before they moved to Mulhoney?
(a) Brice Harrison.
(b) Sam McPherson.
(c) Gleason Beal.
(d) Lauren Addinson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Flo and Addie's apartment in relation to the diner in Mulhoney?

2. How many signatures does G.T. need to get on the ballot for mayor?

3. Why is Lou Ellen worried about her baby?

4. What compliment does G.T. give Hope when she first starts that makes her smile?

5. How much did Hope weigh when she was born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pastor Hall get the Election Board official to change her mind about G.T. not having enough signatures on his petition?

2. What does Deena tell Hope about her father?

3. Why does Hope change her name?

4. What does G.T. promise the crowd in Chapter 4 that he will do as mayor?

5. Why are many people in town concerned about signing G.T.'s petition to run for mayor?

6. Why does Hope have a hard time letting go of what happened in New York?

7. Why does Addie's husband leave?

8. What happens when a woman ask Mayor Millstone to release the name of his campaign contributors when he stops by the diner to have his picture taken with G.T.?

9. What attitude does G.T. take about the hearse parked in front of his diner?

10. Why and when does Hope start boxing?

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