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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. What does Melody show to Jeff which shows just how excited he was to see her when he first arrived?
(a) Photo
(b) Sketch
(c) Letter
(d) Video

2. Professor notes that Tolstoy once said that every unhappy family is ____________ in its own way.
(a) Unhappy
(b) Happy
(c) Quiet
(d) Determined

3. What does Jeff catch that the Professor does not notice to be a bad thing until something is seriously wrong?
(a) Flu
(b) Measles
(c) Food poisoning
(d) Chicken pox

4. ___________ wants to pour her life experiences into Jeff so he can carry them into his life.
(a) Melody
(b) Aunt Booty
(c) Gambo
(d) Aunt Georgina

5. When the Professor takes Jeff to ________________, Jeff fears he will walk off down the beach and not return.
(a) Ocean Beach
(b) Hilton Head
(c) Panama City
(d) Daytona Beach

Short Answer Questions

1. During what month does Melody decide to finally leave the Professor and Jeff?

2. Melody says that she left the Professor because she was unhappy and tired of _______________.

3. What does Jeff write to Gambo after he arrives back in town from his trip with his mother?

4. What does Jeff stop doing because he realizes the Professor likes order and routine?

5. The Professor admits that Melody was often ___________ with him - first by his inability to first buy a big engagement ring and then buy a house.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Brother Thomas do when Jeff reveals he has not eaten dinner or breakfast?

2. What is the reason that Melody gives to Jeff for leaving him and the Professor?

3. Why does Jeff feel that his schooling is a waste of time and a waste of money?

4. Why are the two women at the house surprised to be introduced to Jeff by Melody?

5. What does Gambo remind Jeff of the next day at the breakfast table which makes Jeff feel uncomfortable?

6. What does Jeff realize as night falls when he is on the island's land?

7. What did Jeff bring back from Charleston for Brother Thomas to enjoy?

8. What does the Professor give to Jeff for Christmas, which causes Jeff to cry?

9. What does Jeff learn about the financial situation between Melody and the Professor?

10. What doesn't Jeff mind about waiting at the airport for his mother?

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