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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 does Leslie leave for Will in his room at the nursing home?
(a) Marion's lap robe.
(b) His guns.
(c) Magazines to read and movies to watch.
(d) New clothes, a pipe, and a Bible.

2. What event did Will miss while he was in the cave and at Allison's greenhouse?
(a) Leslie's wedding.
(b) His own birthday party.
(c) Bernie's Senior Golf Tournament.
(d) Kitty's birthday party.

3. Even though she's with him because of his involvement with Allison, what does Kitty invite Will to do?
(a) Play a round of golf.
(b) Go for a drive and "hug up."
(c) Invest in the development she's planning on the estate.
(d) Be Allison's guardian.

4. What fruit does Allison tell Will she has just been eating when he arrives?
(a) Peaches.
(b) Apples.
(c) Bananas.
(d) Pawpaws.

5. What does Allison do for Will after his fall?
(a) She calls the doctor.
(b) She takes care of him.
(c) She calls his daughter.
(d) She goes to find help.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Father Weatherbee spend fifty years of his life?

2. How much money does Will tell Allison that he has?

3. What does Allison tell Will she never wants to do?

4. Whose deathbed quote comes to Will's mind as he looks at himself in the Mercedes rearview mirror?

5. Who does Allison suggest they hire as a bookkeeper?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Allison feel about doing the errands that Will asks her to do?

2. After Will falls into the greenhouse, what is it that makes Allison think she knows who he is before she sees his face?

3. How does Allison find Will?

4. What forces Will to leave the cave?

5. What makes Allison feel like she needs another person in her life?

6. Where does Will take Allison when they leave the greenhouse?

7. What are the two things that Will has to tell Allison when he returns to the greenhouse?

8. Where has Will's daughter, Leslie, moved while he has been away at the cave and the greenhouse?

9. What happens to Will's guns at the end of the novel?

10. Why does Will get into a fight with Kitty at the nursing home?

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