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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chapter 4," why are the mechanic shops closed?
(a) Few people drive cars.
(b) There is a shortage of parts.
(c) There is an economic depression.
(d) The men are at war.

2. What does everyone at the factory party ask Aunt Mae to do?
(a) Sing.
(b) Stop singing.
(c) Stop dancing.
(d) Dance.

3. What makes Aunt Mae stand out during the factory party?
(a) Her dress.
(b) Her attitude.
(c) Her family.
(d) Her voice.

4. How do they make a dance floor in the factory for the party?
(a) They move the machines.
(b) They put down a new floor.
(c) They use a parking garage.
(d) They set up cubicle dividers.

5. Why does David say he likes the porch on his new house in "Chapter 2"?
(a) He can see the country.
(b) Someone carved sayings into the boards.
(c) He is allowed out there alone.
(d) It is breezy.

6. In "Chapter 3," what happens to Mrs. Watkins when she tries to knock the door down?
(a) She runs into the wall instead.
(b) She is arrested.
(c) She falls over a chair.
(d) She breaks her shoulder bone.

7. Why does David's father sell the seeds in "Chapter 3"?
(a) To prove he is right.
(b) To make David's mother angry.
(c) For grocery money.
(d) To start a new business.

8. When David sees his father off at the train station in "Chapter 4," what strikes him most?
(a) His mother's attitude.
(b) Aunt Mae's singing.
(c) The weather.
(d) His father's crying.

9. What does David say happened to George after he and Aunt Mae broke up?
(a) George went back to college.
(b) George opened a car wash.
(c) George started dating her sister.
(d) George moved away.

10. Why does David think about the beach when he learns his father died?
(a) Because of his fond memories there.
(b) Because they wanted to visit there.
(c) Because he was going to go there that weekend.
(d) Because he's trying to think of something else.

11. What does the preacher schedule for the nights that the Evangelist revival is in town?
(a) Welcome parties.
(b) Bible conferences.
(c) Fasting.
(d) Candlelight vigils.

12. What does Bobbie Lee Taylor warn about men overseas in the war?
(a) They lose their value in this country.
(b) They find foreign wives.
(c) They are sinners.
(d) They are killing other.

13. How does David say Aunt Mae met George?
(a) When her car broke down.
(b) On a walk.
(c) He was David's friend.
(d) At the movies.

14. Why does Aunt Mae spend less time at home after the factory party?
(a) She is trying to find a new job.
(b) She is embarassed.
(c) She picks up extra shifts.
(d) She starts singing with a band.

15. In "Chapter 3," what does David's father sell along with some seeds?
(a) His clothing.
(b) A cat.
(c) A plow.
(d) A rake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the band that plays at the factory party do when the war is over?

2. What does David think is strange about the room Mrs. Watkins takes him to in "Chapter 3"?

3. How old does David say he was when he learned the truth about George?

4. Why can't David unlock the door when Mrs. Watkins demands in "Chapter 3"?

5. Why does everyone clear off the floor when Aunt Mae begins dancing in "Chapter 5"?

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