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Empire Falls | Quiz

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This Study Guide consists of approximately 113 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Empire Falls.

Empire Falls | Quiz

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1)

What recent injury does Miles have? (from Part 3, Chapter 15)

Back strain
Broken leg
Broken ankle
Cat scratch
2)

Where is John Voss at this point in time? (from Part 4, Chapter 32)

Prison in Portland
The mental hospital in Augusta
In foster care
Transferred to a different school
3)

What type of childhood did Jimmy Minty have? (from Part 3, Chapter 17)

Dysfunctional
Storybook
Abusive
Average
4)

How old did Janine think Walter was? (from Part 3, Chapter 16)

37
In his fifites
31
In his forties
5)

Miles has a dream that ____________ is hurt and lying under the bleachers. (from Part 3, Chapter 18)

Janine
Cindy
Tick
His mother
6)

What do Bea's customers complain about? (from Part 3, Chapter 21)

The warm beer
The black and white TV
The stale nuts
The greasy burgers
7)

Who does Miles learn has drowned in the river? (from Part 4, Chapter 32)

Janine
Father Tom
Cindy
Mrs. Whiting
8)

What had C.B. Whiting done when he returned from Mexico all those years ago? (from Epilogue and Analysis)

Bought a separate house for his wife
Sent his daughter to boarding school
Shot himself by the river
Buckled down to make the family business a success
9)

What is the title of Father Mark's sermon? (from Part 3, Chapter 20)

God Unplugged
When God Takes a Vacation
Digital Deity
When God Retreats
10)

Jimmy's father teaches him that all things are determined by an elite group who _________________________________. (from Part 3, Chapter 17)

"don't give a damn about other people"
"have a head start on life"
"have the whole thing figured out"
"have better educations"
11)

What is John Voss considered to be? (from Part 4, Chapter 27)

Anti social
Irredeemable
A genius
A ward of the state
12)

For whom does Miles' mother work after she loses her job? (from Part 3, Chapter 22)

Mrs. Whiting
Pills n Such drugstore
The hospital
Wal-Mart
13)

Where had Cindy taken Miles yesterday after the game? (from Part 3, Chapter 18)

A coffee shop
The cemetery
Her apartment
The movies
14)

With whom does Miles fight at Mrs. Whiting's house? (from Part 4, Chapter 29)

Jimmy
Walt
Father Mark
Zack
15)

What does Janine spot on Walt's neck? (from Part 3, Chapter 16)

A mole
A wart
A cut
A wattle
16)

Miles works at the Empire Grill in exchange for _____________________________. (from Part 4, Chapter 26)

Mrs. Whiting paying his mother's medical bills
a car
an internship
a measly paycheck
17)

Who does Max say took Father Tom away from a Florida bar? (from Part 4, Chapter 29)

Vatican goons
CIA
Local police
FBI
18)

Why is Zack losing friends? (from Part 4, Chapter 24)

He steals other guys' girlfriends
He never gives anybody a ride
He intentionally injured the quarterback in the last game
He never pays for gas
19)

What is Mrs. Roderigue doing when Miles sees her at the school? (from Part 4, Chapter 31)

Making a flower arrangement
Lying dead in a pool of blood
Sketching
Teaching class
20)

Who is the principal character in the Epilogue and Analysis? (from Epilogue and Analysis)

Miles
C.B. Whiting
Father Tom
Janine
21)

What do Irene and Father Mark find that gives them a clue about Father Tom? (from Part 3, Chapter 20)

A credit card application
A Frequent Flier card
A library card
A Florida Keys brochure
22)

Who does Zack flirt with now that Tick has made it clear she does not want to be his girlfriend? (from Part 4, Chapter 25)

Candice
Grace
Betsy
Cindy
23)

In what year of school is Miles in the flashback in Part 3, Chapter 22? (from Part 3, Chapter 22)

Senior
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
24)

It is clear that Grace loves Cindy more than ____________. (from Part 4, Chapter 26)

Miles
Max
David
Zack
25)

Why is Janine fixated on this number? (from Part 3, Chapter 16)

It is Walt's true age
It is the yard line where her seat is located
It is her house number
It is the amount of her water bill
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