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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sam's opinion, the writer Thoreau was what?
(a) Boring.
(b) Paranoid.
(c) Misogynist.
(d) Old-fashioned.

2. What does Sam ask Emmett to do in regards of the car she is buying?
(a) To fix the clutch.
(b) To sign for her.
(c) To pay for repairs.
(d) To help pay for gas.

3. Where was Sam going to spend the night with all her canned food?
(a) In the basement.
(b) Caewood's Pond.
(c) Home for once.
(d) At Lonnie's.

4. What does Emmett say when Sam tells him she is not afraid of snakes or hoot owls?
(a) "You are brave.".
(b) "Congratulations.".
(c) "Good, because there is a snake behind you.".
(d) "That's stupid.".

5. What does Irene buy for Sam as a gift that it turns out Emmett told Irene to buy?
(a) A gift certificate to the Paducah Mall.
(b) A Beatles album.
(c) A heart necklace.
(d) A M*A*S*H T-shirt.

6. The Washington Monument is a gleaming what against the sky, according to the author?
(a) Finger.
(b) Alien antenna.
(c) Pencil.
(d) Piece of chalk.

7. What does Lorenzo Jones collect?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Jim Beam bottles.
(c) Imported beer cans.
(d) Stamps.

8. Where has Ken gotten the opportunity to rent an apartment for him and Dawn?
(a) A block from the old Capitol Cinema.
(b) Above Jones' Furniture Store.
(c) Next to the train station.
(d) Near the Paducah Mall.

9. Where does Donna's husband work?
(a) Union Carbide.
(b) The cookie factory.
(c) Sinclair Oil.
(d) The power company.

10. What is the name of Irene's new baby?
(a) Heather.
(b) Irina.
(c) Hillary.
(d) Laurie.

11. What does Emmett call the dentist's dinner dance that Irene goes to?
(a) The Bicuspid Ball.
(b) The Wisdom Wind-up.
(c) The Dental Derby.
(d) The Molar Ball.

12. What does Sam think of the United States as she drives to Washington?
(a) That it needs work.
(b) That we shouldn't have been in the war at all.
(c) That the people are naive.
(d) That it is so peaceful and well-organized.

13. Who finds Sam at Caewood's Pond?
(a) Lonnie.
(b) Emmett.
(c) Ken.
(d) Dawn.

14. How big does Emmett say the fleas are in Vietnam?
(a) The size of rats.
(b) The size of puppy dogs.
(c) The size of blood-sucking rats.
(d) As big as a racoon.

15. What made Sam want to cry at Mawmaw's farm?
(a) Her father's portrait.
(b) How dumb she thinks Donna is.
(c) Emmet's state of mind.
(d) The cat with its ears clipped.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Irene go dancing like she used to?

2. What does Sam's mouth taste like to her in the morning after being at Tom's?

3. Who comes by to take Sam home for Sunday dinner?

4. Where did Irene and Dwayne get married?

5. What does Sam use to swab her pierced ears?

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