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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alex do upon arriving at the front door in Chapter 8?
(a) Begins arguing with Horace to move the truck.
(b) He refuses to get out of the car and drives away.
(c) Walks in and confronts Betsy and Josephine.
(d) Drives away without stopping.

2. What does Holly encourage Phillip to focus on in his family?
(a) Hold a family meeting and demand Father's release from his house.
(b) Try confronting his father about all of his anger.
(c) Go with her to Cleveland to see her father.
(d) Try seeing his father in such a way as to understand him as a human being.

3. How does Phillip react when Betsy and Josephine say they will return to their real estate business?
(a) He knows it is not true.
(b) He encourages them to stay at home.
(c) He tells them they should move into their own homes.
(d) He wants them to and tells them so.

4. What is Mother's reaction to Phillip's declaration that moving to Memphis has ruined his life?
(a) She cries.
(b) She screams at him.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She lectures him.

5. What is the name of Phillip's first serious girlfriend?
(a) Joyce.
(b) Betsy.
(c) Clara.
(d) Evelyn.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of George Carver's children marry?

2. What mistake does Mr. Carver make one night while not wearing his glasses at the Red Lantern?

3. Within a few weeks of meeting Clara, where does Phillip begin spending his Saturday nights?

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

5. Who does Phillip call to meet him at the airport?

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