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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lou say is coming up in the fall?
(a) Harvest.
(b) Elections.
(c) His marriage.
(d) His birthday.

2. Where does Lou drive Conway to?
(a) The train station.
(b) The airport.
(c) The bus station.
(d) The whitehouse.

3. What does Lou slide under the evening newspaper?
(a) A $20 bill.
(b) A butcher knife.
(c) A gun.
(d) A note.

4. What does Hendricks say Johnnie used to hang himself?
(a) His shoelace.
(b) His pants.
(c) His tie.
(d) His belt.

5. What kind of ground does Rothman say the church buried Johnnie in?
(a) Godless ground.
(b) Holy ground.
(c) Sacred ground.
(d) Hard ground.

6. What kind of drink does the bum ask for?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Beer.
(d) Wine.

7. Where did Johnnie spend the $20?
(a) A butcher's.
(b) A casino.
(c) A news stand.
(d) A drugstore.

8. What does John Smith want?
(a) To prove Lou guilty.
(b) To buy Lou's house.
(c) To find a bride.
(d) To find his lost sister.

9. What does Amy tell Lou she wants him to get for a change?
(a) A decent haircut.
(b) Decent clothes.
(c) A decent shave.
(d) Decent shoes.

10. What does Lou give Hendricks a recipe to cure?
(a) His back pain.
(b) His aching muscles.
(c) His cough.
(d) His gammy leg.

11. Whose office does Lou enter at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Bob's office.
(b) Hendricks' office.
(c) Rothman's office.
(d) Conway's office.

12. Where does Johnnie say he went Sunday night?
(a) A picture show.
(b) The theater.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A bar.

13. What kind of insect strikes lightly against Lou's window screen?
(a) A ladybird.
(b) A fly.
(c) A dragonfly.
(d) A butterfly.

14. What does Amy grab hold of as she lies on the floor?
(a) Her skirt.
(b) Her face.
(c) Her purse.
(d) Her hair.

15. Where does the bum say he spent a year stretch?
(a) Formby Pig Farm.
(b) Central chicken farm.
(c) Dallas strawberry farm.
(d) Houston pea farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lou hit Amy as hard as he can?

2. Where does Lou take Amy on Wednesday?

3. What does Lou say he sat on the edge of his bed doing until eight o'clock?

4. What was the name of Lou's father's housekeeper?

5. Where does Lou hang his mop?

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