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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Phillip ask Clara in order to strike up a conversation?
(a) He asks for change.
(b) He asks for her phone number.
(c) He asks for directions.
(d) He asks her name.

2. Many dinner conversations between Mr. Carver, Betsy and Josephine revolved around what topic?
(a) Real estate.
(b) Business.
(c) Law.
(d) Betsy and Josephine's suitors.

3. What does Phillip realize on his trip home to Memphis?
(a) It is time to confront his sisters about their nighttime behavior.
(b) It is time to forget his father's wrongdoings.
(c) It is time to forgive his family for being so strange.
(d) It is time to confront his father about the move to Memphis.

4. What gift does Phillip give to Clara a week before her birthday?
(a) "A Christmas Story" by James Agee.
(b) "A Christmas Tale" by Henry James.
(c) "A Garland of Chirstmas Verse" by S.C. Mayle.
(d) "Scrooge" by Charles Dickens.

5. In what year does George Carver move his family to Memphis?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1931.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Shacklefords greet the Carvers when they arrive in Nashville?

2. Where do both Betsy and Josephine have their social debuts?

3. What people are responsible for helping Phillip leave Memphis to move to New York?

4. Who does Phillip trust with his despair after the end of his relationship with Clara?

5. In Chapter 8, what is one thing Phillip imagines his father will do next?

(see the answer key)

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