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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lewis Shackleford view Mr. Carver?
(a) As a shrewd businessman.
(b) As a heel and a clod.
(c) As a clever and funny man.
(d) As a country gentleman with agrarian traditions.

2. What nickname do the women in town have for George Carver?
(a) Mr. Bonaparte.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Mr. Jones.

3. Where does Alex first meet Mr. Carver?
(a) In church.
(b) On the school playground.
(c) At a soda fountain.
(d) On the way to the library.

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

5. 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) Try seeing his father in such a way as to understand him as a human being.
(d) Go with her to Cleveland to see her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Father think Betsy and Wyant have disappeared from the caravan to Memphis?

2. How does Mr. Carver react to Phillip's arrival?

3. Phillip believes Alex cannot see that underneath Betsy and Josephine's stated love for their father lies what other emotion?

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

5. Where do Phillip's sisters live after their father dies?

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