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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. Novalee sees Retha Holloway. Who is she?
(a) Forney's aunt.
(b) The mayor's daughter.
(c) A former Wal-Mart employee.
(d) The president of the Literary Guild.

2. Why is this character unable to talk?
(a) Her face is beat-up.
(b) She has Laryngitis.
(c) Her teeth hurt.
(d) No answers are correct.

3. What state did Forney travel to for the funeral of Mary Elizabeth?
(a) Vermont.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Maine.
(d) New York.

4. Who does Novalee go to see in a hotel in Chapter 34?
(a) Moses Whitecotton.
(b) Benny Goodluck.
(c) Forney.
(d) Lexie.

5. Where does Novalee kiss someone in Chapter 37?
(a) In Novalee's house.
(b) On the porch.
(c) In a pick-up.
(d) Under the buckeye tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Novalee enters Lexie's, who is naked except for socks?

2. Where does Willy Jack and a woman drive to in Chapter 32?

3. After arriving at the wedding, what does Novalee realize she forgot at home?

4. Why does Certain say Moses is "staying busy with a broken hand"?

5. What relationship did Ray and Sister Husband have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Q-tip help Novalee in her photography?

2. How have Novalee and Forney helped each other to heal in Chapter 33?

3. Who is Ray and how does he change Novalee's life?

4. What is the significance of Lexie's childrens' name change in Chapter 29?

5. How does the number 7 in Chapter 38 connect with Chapter 1?

6. Novalee's dream in Chapter 1 is a similar foreshadowing to what event in Chapter 32?

7. What happens with the women Willy Jack charms?

8. What is a way that Lexie has acknowledged her children have change?

9. What is the two-fold meaning of the word "disconnected"?

10. How does seeing the lights on in the hotel room enlighten Novalee?

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