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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What quality in himself does Alex say he likes least?
(a) He is plain Memphis.
(b) He is an only child.
(c) He is a poor student.
(d) He is a cheater.

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

3. Phillip believes Alex cannot see that underneath Betsy and Josephine's stated love for their father lies what other emotion?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Respect.
(d) Gratitude.

4. Where does Georgie work before joining the army?
(a) His father's law firm.
(b) The Small Business Association.
(c) A local hardware chain.
(d) The state senate.

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

6. Within a few weeks of meeting Clara, where does Phillip begin spending his Saturday nights?
(a) At used book stores.
(b) At Clara's parents' house.
(c) At restaurants.
(d) At the library.

7. Where do Mr. Carver and his grown daughters have supper on Sunday nights?
(a) A local steakhouse.
(b) The country club.
(c) The local tavern.
(d) The Tennessee Club.

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

9. How does Georgie die?
(a) Automobile accident.
(b) Hunting accident.
(c) The D-Day invasion.
(d) Atom bomb explosion.

10. How many of George Carver's children marry?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

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

12. Where do Holly and Phillip live?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Newark.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Long Island.

13. To whom is Josephine's suitor related?
(a) Lewis Shackleford.
(b) Alex Mercer.
(c) Wyant Brawley.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt.

14. How long do the Carvers live in Memphis?
(a) Three years.
(b) Thirty years.
(c) One year.
(d) Two decades.

15. What concern does Alex have about George's dating?
(a) He will spend all of the family's money.
(b) Father will die before his time.
(c) His daughters will interfere.
(d) He will lose his inheritance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tone infects Betsy's written description of the people with whom her father is night clubbing?

2. What does Mr. Carver represent to Alex?

3. Why does Phillip believe his father goes to the same nightclubs as his daughters?

4. How old are Betsy and Josephine when their mother dies?

5. How long after the move to Memphis do Betsy and her beau break off their relationship?

(see the answer keys)

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