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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Phillip do with his sisters' letters describing his father's nighttime activities?
(a) He sends them to Alex.
(b) He keeps them for memories.
(c) He throws them away.
(d) He returns them to his sisters.

2. Why does Father think Betsy and Wyant have disappeared from the caravan to Memphis?
(a) They have gotten lost.
(b) They have committed a crime.
(c) They have had an accident.
(d) They have eloped.

3. What does Mr. Carver represent to Alex?
(a) Intellectualism.
(b) Practicality.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Sophistication.

4. How does Phillips find he identifies with his father one evening?
(a) They are both unmarried.
(b) They are both lonely in their surroundings.
(c) They are both tired of Betsy and Josephine's meddling.
(d) They are both growing old.

5. Who does Mr. Carver confide in when he wants to block Phillip from marrying his girlfriend in Chattanooga?
(a) Mother.
(b) Betsy.
(c) Josephine.
(d) Alex Mercer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tone infects Betsy's written description of the people with whom her father is night clubbing?

2. What is the consequence for Mr. Carver's mistake that night which is witnessed by Betsy and Joesphine?

3. Who is Howard's father?

4. How long after the move to Memphis do Betsy and her beau break off their relationship?

5. What does Mr. Carver say to Alex and Phillip after speaking with the minister?

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