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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Alex, Phillip and his father see as they pull into the driveway of the house?
(a) An ambulance.
(b) A moving van.
(c) Newspaper reporters.
(d) A new car in the driveway.

2. What does Phillip know about Alex Mercer after Mr. Carver dies?
(a) Alex and his family moved to Nashville.
(b) Alex lives in Memphis and is chair of the department.
(c) Nothing; the two have not been in contact.
(d) Alex is dealing with his two aging parents.

3. How does Mr. Carver react to Phillip's arrival?
(a) He is happy but confused.
(b) He is elated and asks Phillip to be his best man.
(c) He is relieved the plane did not crash.
(d) He is frustrated because Phillip did not call ahead of time.

4. What does Mr. Carver say to Alex and Phillip after speaking with the minister?
(a) "I want to move to Manhattan with you, Phillip."
(b) "I want to get home and see what the girls have prepared for me."
(c) "I want to stop at the Red Lantern on the way home."
(d) "I want to get to the airport and see Mrs. Stockwell off."

5. How does Phillip describe himself and Holly?
(a) "Stubborn."
(b) "Old bags."
(c) "Free spirits."
(d) "Lucky."

6. Why do the Carvers move from Thornton to Nashville?
(a) So Phillip would have a good education.
(b) So the girls could be part of Nashville society.
(c) So Mr. Carver could work exclusively for Lewis Shackleford.
(d) So Georgie would meet new friends.

7. What is the name of the book Lewis Shackleford gives to George Carver?
(a) My Autobiography by Abraham Lincoln.
(b) The Autobiography of Karl Marx.
(c) The Biography of Mussolini.
(d) My Autobiography by Benito Mussolini.

8. When does Holly's father die?
(a) A year after Phillip's father.
(b) The year before Phillp's father.
(c) The winter before Phillip's father.
(d) He does not die.

9. How is George Carver regarded by the townspeople?
(a) He is born under a bad sign.
(b) He is a spoiled brat.
(c) He is born under a lucky star.
(d) He is raised without manners.

10. How do the Shacklefords greet the Carvers when they arrive in Nashville?
(a) They say hello and send them to their new home.
(b) They are angry at being awakened in the middle of the night.
(c) They are not home when the Carvers arrive.
(d) They welcome them and insist they spend the night.

11. Where do Holly and Phillip acquire much of their furnishings?
(a) The alley behind their apartment.
(b) Old estate sales and junk stores.
(c) Their parents.
(d) The neighbors' cast offs.

12. What does Phillip realize on his trip home to Memphis?
(a) It is time to forget his father's wrongdoings.
(b) It is time to confront his father about the move to Memphis.
(c) It is time to confront his sisters about their nighttime behavior.
(d) It is time to forgive his family for being so strange.

13. When the Carvers return to Nashville, and the story comes out in the press, what does Mr. Carver say to his family?
(a) He never wants to hear the name Lewis Shackleford spoken again.
(b) He never wants to go into business with anyone again.
(c) He wants to shoot Shackleford.
(d) He never should have moved from Thornton.

14. Where do Phillip's sisters live after their father dies?
(a) They move back to their own homes.
(b) In their father's house.
(c) They move to Paris.
(d) They move back to Nashville.

15. How does Phillip feel about the furnishings in his house?
(a) He does not care about any of them.
(b) He is proud of them.
(c) He is angry at Holly for wanting them.
(d) He is attached to them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mr. Carver always buy his hats?

2. Who does Phillip call to meet him at the airport?

3. What does Alex do upon arriving at the front door in Chapter 8?

4. What message does Phillip draw from his father's behavior in the car?

5. What does Phillip realize about his father moving the family to Memphis?

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