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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What important event in Phillip's life takes place right before his sisters' calls about their father?
(a) Phillip and Holly have gotten married.
(b) Phillip has lost his job.
(c) Alex has announced his engagement.
(d) Holly has moved out of their apartment.

5. When Phillip left his home in Memphis for New York, what is his plan?
(a) To return to Nashville to live and work.
(b) To leave the south and head for California.
(c) To leave home and travel to South America to find Clara.
(d) To leave unannounced and establish himself in the rare book business.

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

7. How old are Betsy and Josephine when their mother dies?
(a) In their thirties.
(b) In their fifties.
(c) In their sixties.
(d) In their forties.

8. What does Alex regularly urge Phillip to do?
(a) Return to Memphis and teach.
(b) Travel to Europe.
(c) Start his own business.
(d) Study law.

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

10. To what does Phillip's mother compare the family's move to Memphis?
(a) A slow moving wagon train.
(b) The Trail of Tears.
(c) The long and winding road.
(d) The trip of a lifetime.

11. What does Phillip do with the gift he had plans to give to Clara but does not?
(a) Returns it to his mother.
(b) Mails it to Clara.
(c) Keeps it with his valuables.
(d) Sells it at a pawn shop.

12. Who is Howard's father?
(a) Lewis Shackleford.
(b) Georgie Manning.
(c) Joe Carver
(d) Alex Mercer.

13. What are Alex's first words to Phillip?
(a) "How old are you, Phil?"
(b) "Do you have any sisters?"
(c) "Do you smoke cigarettes?"
(d) "Where did you come from, Phillip?"

14. The family's move to Memphis is a disaster for everyone except who?
(a) Josephine.
(b) Father.
(c) Phillip.
(d) Mother.

15. What is Alex's wife's name?
(a) Jane.
(b) Susan.
(c) Frances.
(d) Betty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does George Carver attend college?

2. What city is described as a "land oriented" city?

3. Who is Mrs. Clara Stockwell?

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

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

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