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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 an only child.
(b) He is a cheater.
(c) He is plain Memphis.
(d) He is a poor student.

2. What does father do for work when arriving in Memphis?
(a) He invests in stocks and bonds.
(b) He sets up a law practice.
(c) He joins a small corporation.
(d) He opens a grocery store.

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

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

5. How does Phillip get to school when he is a child in Nashville?
(a) He takes the school bus.
(b) He rides his bike.
(c) He walks with his mother.
(d) He rides his pony, Red.

6. What do Betsy and Josephine do to embarrass their father?
(a) Open a law firm of their own.
(b) Stop their education.
(c) Wear wild clothing.
(d) Drive a convertible.

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

8. How does Alex address George Carver?
(a) George.
(b) Mr. George.
(c) Mr. Carver.
(d) Dad.

9. Why does George Carver move to Memphis?
(a) To have a better social life.
(b) To join an old friend
(c) To start a new life after the problems in Nashville.
(d) To meet new people

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

11. Both Betsy and Josephine call to give Phillip what news?
(a) Their father has eloped with a young woman.
(b) Their father is remarrying.
(c) Their father is moving back to Nashville.
(d) Their father is deathly ill.

12. Who does Mr. Carver talk to concerning his plans to interfere with Phillip's marriage?
(a) Alex Mercer.
(b) Betsy Carver
(c) Lewis Shackleford.
(d) Victor Manning.

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Alex and Phillip meet on the streets of Paris?

2. In what year does George Carver move his family to Memphis?

3. Who is Josephine's serious suitor in Memphis?

4. What does Alex regularly urge Phillip to do?

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

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