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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason are the daughters considered the "laughing stock of the town"?
(a) Their business.
(b) Their names.
(c) Their inappropriate attire.
(d) Their father.

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

3. According to Josephine, why does she not go out onto the dance floor and help her father who is obviously in pain?
(a) She wants him to suffer.
(b) She does not want Betsy to become angry with her.
(c) She does not want to leave her date.
(d) She does not want to humiliate and outrage him.

4. What adventures do Betsy and Josephine write and tell Phillip about concerning their father?
(a) Golf outings with older women.
(b) Dating older women.
(c) Fishing trips with friends.
(d) Dancing with young women in bars.

5. Where is Phillip's mother born and raised?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Thornton.
(d) Nashville.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Clara Stockwell?

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

3. Many dinner conversations between Mr. Carver, Betsy and Josephine revolved around what topic?

4. Who does Phillip believe his sister Betsy is going to the bars with while watching her father?

5. When does Phillip's brother die?

(see the answer key)

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