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Where the Heart Is | Quiz

Billie Letts
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Where the Heart Is | Quiz

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1)

What city does Willy Jack's cousin live in? (from Chapter 19)

Sacramento.
Los Angeles.
Las Vegas.
Bakersfield.
2)

Where is the music Novalee hears coming from in Chapter 37? (from Chapter 37)

A car.
A pick-up.
Someone's house.
There really is no music.
3)

What did Willy Jack do to practice for his audition? (from Chapter 21)

All answers are correct.
Watch video tapes.
Dance.
Sing.
4)

Where did the policemen find Americus? (from Chapter 20)

Sanctuary of church.
Parking lot of church.
Side of road by church.
Nativity scene by church.
5)

What gallery does Novalle attend on her trip in Chapter 22? (from Chapter 22)

Photography Museum.
Historical Museum.
Fairmont Museum.
Scientific Museum.
6)

Where are Novalee and Americus going to meet Lexie and her children when Lexie shares that she is pregnant? (from Chapter 25)

Burger King.
McDonalds.
Wal-Mart.
The park.
7)

At the beginning of Chapter 37, who does Novalee see on her porch when she looks outside? (from Chapter 37)

Forney.
Willy Jack.
Lexie.
Benny.
8)

The headline is about Willy Jack. Where is Willy Jack? (from Chapter 38)

Skilled nursing.
Nursing home.
Hospital.
Hotel.
9)

Because of the natural disaster, Novalee learns that Wal-Mart was destroyed and would not be rebuilt in it's current location. The new Wal-Mart is being built how many miles away from where it originally was? (from Chapter 24)

Sixty miles.
Forty miles.
Seventy miles.
Fifty miles.
10)

What type of practice does Willy Jack do in Claire's office? (from Chapter 21)

None of the above.
Watch video tapes.
Dance.
Sing.
11)

How many pictures does Novalee end up taking for the photography seminar in Chapter 31? (from Chapter 31)

Seventy-three.
Seventy-four.
Seventy-one.
Seventy-two.
12)

What does Willy Jack tell Johnny DeSoto that he really needs? (from Chapter 26)

All answers are correct.
A television appearance.
A new agent.
An album.
13)

Why does Novalee have to take a trip in Chapter 22? (from Chapter 22)

To visit Willy Jack.
To receive an award.
All of the above.
To take a vacation.
14)

Novalee cannot stop thinking about someone in Chapter 34. Who is it? (from Chapter 34)

Forney.
Willy Jack.
Sister Husband.
Americus.
15)

What specifically makes Novalee cry while searching for Americus? (from Chapter 20)

Missing Americus.
Thinking of Americus.
Thinking of all the people helping search.
Trying to make a train whistle noise.
16)

Novalee tells Lexie that Brummett could recover when: (from Chapter 30)

Roger goes to jail.
Brummett can forgive Roger.
Roger is caught.
Lexie can forgive Roger.
17)

What state did Forney travel to for the funeral of Mary Elizabeth? (from Chapter 34)

Maine.
Vermont.
Connecticut.
New York.
18)

Lexie raves to Novalee about what in Chapter 28? (from Chapter 28)

Her new house.
Her children.
Her new boyfriend.
Her job.
19)

What is the profession of Lexie's husband? (from Chapter 36)

Doctor.
Nurse.
Minister.
Librarian.
20)

Where does Novalle see the headline "Victim's Wheelchair Stolen"? (from Chapter 38)

Internet.
Newspaper.
Billboard.
Magazine.
21)

In what year does Chapter 24 take place? (from Chapter 24)

1992.
1990.
1989.
1991.
22)

Why is this character unable to talk? (from Chapter 29)

Her face is beat-up.
She has Laryngitis.
No answers are correct.
Her teeth hurt.
23)

What is Cowpokes? (from Chapter 26)

A town in Nevada.
A nickname for Willy Jack.
A club Willy Jack plays in.
A nickname for Willy Jack's jail.
24)

Because of the events with Roger Briscoe, who does Lexie take Praline and Brummett to see? (from Chapter 30)

Psychiatrist.
Teacher.
Psychologist.
Police.
25)

While searching for Americus how many police cars with flashing lights pass? (from Chapter 20)

Three.
Four.
Five.
Two.
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