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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. Why does David quit his job at the drugstore?
(a) To attend college.
(b) To take care of his mother.
(c) To start his own business.
(d) To find a girlfriend.

2. In "Chapter 9," what does David first feel under his feet while looking for his mother?
(a) Something soft.
(b) Something hard.
(c) Something runny.
(d) Something cold.

3. How long does David ride on the train in "Chapter 10"?
(a) A week.
(b) The entire night.
(c) Half a day.
(d) Two hours.

4. In "Chapter 7," the narrator says that some people worried about David's mother, but how do others feel?
(a) Afraid of her.
(b) Happy she's with her son.
(c) Pleased she no longer goes to church.
(d) Mad at David.

5. What does Aunt Mae ask her friend, Flora, to do for her in "Chapter 6"?
(a) Lend her money.
(b) Watch after mother.
(c) Find her a job.
(d) Help David get into high school.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after Jo Lynne first comes in the store does it take before David talks to her?

2. Who takes David's envelope of money on the train?

3. Where does David dig a grave for his mother?

4. When will David get off his train in "Chapter 10"?

5. What does David suggest to Jo Lynne when she first says she is leaving?

Short Essay Questions

1. How much time passes between "Chapter 9" and "Chapter 10"?

2. What does David's mother do on his graduation night?

3. How does David meet Jo Lynne?

4. Why does David want to bury his mother by himself?

5. How do the townspeople feel about David's mother in "Chapter 7"?

6. What happens when Jo Lynne comes to tell David she is leaving town?

7. How does David react after shooting the preacher?

8. How does David reflect on what happened in the hills before he left town?

9. Why does Aunt Mae leave David in "Chapter 8"?

10. In "Chapter 8," how do David's former classmates affect him?

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