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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the Blue Moon?
(a) Old Town.
(b) Downtown.
(c) Franklin.
(d) Vieux Carre.

2. Where does George Carver attend college?
(a) Tulane.
(b) Vanderbilt.
(c) Harvard.
(d) University of Tennessee.

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

4. What did Phillip begin reading upon spending time with Clara?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Non-fiction.
(c) War novels.
(d) Romance novels.

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

6. What people are responsible for helping Phillip leave Memphis to move to New York?
(a) Lewis Shackleford and his wife.
(b) Alex and his wife.
(c) Betsy and Josephine.
(d) Holly Kaplan and Alex Mercer.

7. How does Phillip react to his sister's descriptions of their dates and their love affairs?
(a) He is angry about their lies.
(b) He is curious and interested.
(c) He is happy for them.
(d) He is simultaneously amused and pained.

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

9. Why do Betsy and Wyant stay behind in Huntington?
(a) To get gas for the car.
(b) To visit with friends.
(c) To elope.
(d) To eat dinner and see a movie.

10. Who do Alex and Phillip meet on the streets of Paris?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) Alfred Hitchcock.
(c) Charles De Gaulle.
(d) Gertrude Stein.

11. Who is Josephine's serious suitor in Memphis?
(a) Samuel Delta.
(b) Clarkson Manning.
(c) Joel Manning.
(d) Alex Dawson.

12. What subject does Alex teach?
(a) English.
(b) Math.
(c) History.
(d) French.

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

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

15. What dance do Betsy and Josephine try and convince the bands to play?
(a) A waltz.
(b) A polka.
(c) A tango.
(d) A foxtrot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other places does Mr. Carver frequent?

2. How does Alex refer to Betsy and Josephine?

3. Wyant Brawley was a graduate of what college?

4. What does Mr. Carver represent to Alex?

5. What is the name of the area in which Betsy and Josephine live?

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