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Sometimes a Great Notion Quiz

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Sometimes a Great Notion Quiz

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1)

What is Lee smoking? (from Chapter 5, Part 1)

Banana skins
Tobbacco
Opuim
Marijuana
2)

What is Jenny doing at the beginning of the chapter? (from Chapter 11)

Singing
Fortune telling
Telling stories
Dancing
3)

Where is the shack? (from Chapter 5, Part 2)

In the woods
In the mountains
At the back of the garden
Behind the Snag
4)

About what do the dance members argue? (from Chapter 5, Part 1)

Who was the first president
Dance movements
The best looking gal
Spelling
5)

Who does Joe-Bob imagine is roaming the woods? (from Chapter 5, Part 2)

His mother
The boogie man
The ghost of his father
Molly the dog
6)

Where does Joe-Ben go after he drops off his family? (from Chapter 6, Part 2)

The Snag
The town hall
The church
The bordello
7)

On what day does the final chapter take place? (from Chapter 11)

Christmas
Independence day
Easter
Thanksgiving
8)

Into what does the musician dunk his hands? (from Chapter 11)

Hot fat
A river of alligators
Boiling water
A piranha tank
9)

What does Lee think is taking shape? (from Chapter 6, Part 1)

His novel
His dissertation
His friendship with Viv
His revenge on Hank
10)

Who are Viv, Henry and Lee meeting at the shack? (from Chapter 5, Part 2)

Lee's roommate
Daeger
Hank and Joe-Bob
Evenwrite
11)

Where has Lee left the thermometer? (from Chapter 8, Part 2)

The drawing room
The bathroom
The kitchen
Viv's room
12)

Who does Hank taunt at the Snag? (from Chapter 6, Part 2)

Biggie
Lee
Tommy
Viv
13)

Lee arranges to accompany Viv to __________. (from Chapter 5, Part 2)

Hunt deer
Collect rock oysters
Shop
Fish
14)

How does Joe-Ben drown? (from Chapter 9)

He laughs
He cries
He screams
He talks
15)

What has Indian Jenny received from the government? (from Chapter 5, Part 1)

A refund
An apartment
A birthday card
Her social assistance check
16)

Why does Lee say everyone is happy? (from Chapter 8, Part 1)

Hank is prepared to sell the business
They are all wealthy
There is good food and drink
It is Christmas
17)

Who does the tree trap in the rising tide? (from Chapter 9)

Joe-Ben
Hank
Henry
Lee
18)

Where is Evenwrite sitting and recalling his childhood? (from Chapter 7)

A diner
His bedroom
The bath
The Snag
19)

Who tells Henry that Joe-Ben is dead? (from Chapter 10)

Lee
Boney
Hank
Viv
20)

What kind of instrument does the musician at the Snag destroy? (from Chapter 11)

Drums
A guitar
A bass
A trumpet
21)

What are the townspeople meeting at the Snag to discuss? (from Chapter 6, Part 1)

The town dance
A town picnic
The church bells
The strike
22)

With whom does Willard have a secret affair? (from Chapter 8, Part 1)

A black mistress
Viv
Hank
A prostitute
23)

What do the men have for supper? (from Chapter 6, Part 2)

Gravy and biscuits
Soup
Burgers
Lamb
24)

Of whom is Hank getting suspicious? (from Chapter 8, Part 1)

His whole family
Drager and Evenwrite
Lee and Viv
Teddy
25)

What is Lee angry that Hank has sent? (from Chapter 5, Part 1)

A wreath
A letter
A rose
A bible
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