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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What important event in Phillip's life takes place right before his sisters' calls about their father?
(a) Holly has moved out of their apartment.
(b) Alex has announced his engagement.
(c) Phillip has lost his job.
(d) Phillip and Holly have gotten married.

2. How does Phillip get to school when he is a child in Nashville?
(a) He rides his bike.
(b) He takes the school bus.
(c) He rides his pony, Red.
(d) He walks with his mother.

3. Where is Father's family home?
(a) Nashville.
(b) Knoxville.
(c) Thornton.
(d) Memphis.

4. What does Father state as his reason for not liking Wyant?
(a) Wyant is not from Memphis.
(b) Wyant is not trustworthy.
(c) Father does not like the Brawleys.
(d) Wyant is not a good driver.

5. To what does Phillip's mother compare the family's move to Memphis?
(a) A slow moving wagon train.
(b) The long and winding road.
(c) The trip of a lifetime.
(d) The Trail of Tears.

Short Answer Questions

1. Phiilip left his family home in Memphis before he was how old?

2. Who is Josephine's serious suitor in Memphis?

3. The family's move to Memphis is a disaster for everyone except who?

4. In what year does George Carver move his family to Memphis?

5. What is Mother's reaction to Phillip's declaration that moving to Memphis has ruined his life?

(see the answer key)

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