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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Mrs. Clara Stockwell?
(a) Betsy's married sister.
(b) George's great aunt.
(c) George Carver's fiance.
(d) Phillip's cousin.

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

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

5. 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.

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

7. How does Alex's father define the best human being?
(a) The most intellectual person.
(b) The one who adjusts best to his circumstances.
(c) The person who has earned the most money.
(d) The oldest person.

8. How do Betsy and Josephine initially react to their father's dating?
(a) They are angry.
(b) They are jealous.
(c) They are concerned.
(d) They are happy.

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

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

11. Wyant Brawley was a graduate of what college?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Yale.
(c) Vanderbilt.
(d) University of Tennessee.

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

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

14. Who does Phillip believe his sister Betsy is going to the bars with while watching her father?
(a) Howard.
(b) A friend from work.
(c) No one.
(d) Her new fiance.

15. In what car does Betsy ride during the family's move to Memphis?
(a) Georgie's car.
(b) Wyant Brawley's car.
(c) The moving van.
(d) The family car.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Phillip when the family moves to Memphis?

2. What quality in himself does Alex say he likes least?

3. What sports do the girls take up in Memphis?

4. What gift does Phillip give to Clara a week before her birthday?

5. How does Phillip get to school when he is a child in Nashville?

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