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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news does Mr. Carver have for Phillip?
(a) He has lost his desire to marry anyone.
(b) He is getting married.
(c) He has earned a great deal of money on an oil well.
(d) He has been diagnosed with lung cancer.

2. What grade does Phillip enter at his new school in Memphis?
(a) 9th.
(b) 8th.
(c) 6th.
(d) 7th.

3. What is the name of the area in which Betsy and Josephine live?
(a) Central Gardens District.
(b) Greater Memphis.
(c) Franklintown.
(d) Center City.

4. Holly Kaplan is a Jewish woman from what city?
(a) Nashville.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) New York.
(d) Memphis.

5. What name does Alex use for addressing Mrs. Carver?
(a) Mother.
(b) Miss MInta.
(c) Mrs. Carver
(d) Auntie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phillip ask his mother to give him from her dressing table?

2. What topic do Phillip and Holly argue about most often?

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

4. What does Phillip do with his sisters' letters describing his father's nighttime activities?

5. Georgie is often mistaken for a native of what city?

(see the answer key)

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