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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Phillip begin his description of Mr. Carver and Mr. Shackleford?
(a) They are serious, not humorous or philosophizing.
(b) They are shy and retiring.
(c) They are ruthless, and not concerned with others.
(d) They are mature, and excellent dressers.

3. What kind of car does Mr. Carver drive?
(a) A ten year old Rolls.
(b) A twenty year old Cadillac.
(c) A fifteen year old convertible.
(d) A five year old Mercedes.

4. What is Georgie doing during the Saturday outings?
(a) Playing with children his own age.
(b) Playing with Phillip.
(c) Sitting by himself.
(d) Talking to his father and Mr. Shackleford.

5. Who does Phillip call to meet him at the airport?
(a) Alex.
(b) Howard.
(c) Georgie.
(d) Betsy.

6. What is happening at Mr. Carver's home?
(a) Betsy and Josephine are moving into Mr. Carver's home.
(b) Maud and Horace are moving out.
(c) The movers are delivering furniture Father had recently purchased.
(d) Betsy and Josephine are moving their father's things out of the house.

7. How does Lewis Shackleford view Mr. Carver?
(a) As a clever and funny man.
(b) As a shrewd businessman.
(c) As a heel and a clod.
(d) As a country gentleman with agrarian traditions.

8. Six weeks after the weekend visit, why do Phillip's sisters call?
(a) Father is writing a new will.
(b) Father has decided to marry Mrs. Stockwell again
(c) Father is dying in the hospital.
(d) Father has decided to visit Mr. Shacklefore in Nashville for six weeks.

9. What does Phillip give Holly upon his return from Memphis?
(a) A new coat.
(b) A diamond bracelet.
(c) An engagement ring.
(d) The clover pendant.

10. What does the minister give Mr. Carver when he arrives at the church?
(a) A letter from his sisters cancelling the wedding.
(b) A letter from Mrs. Stockwell saying goodbye.
(c) The marriage license.
(d) A wedding gift.

11. What do Alex and Holly talk about when he goes to see her at her apartment?
(a) Who she has been dating since moving out.
(b) How to move Holly's things back into their apartment.
(c) Their families and the death of Holly's mother.
(d) Where they would like their next apartment to be.

12. What does Alex do upon arriving at the front door in Chapter 8?
(a) Drives away without stopping.
(b) Begins arguing with Horace to move the truck.
(c) He refuses to get out of the car and drives away.
(d) Walks in and confronts Betsy and Josephine.

13. What message does Phillip draw from his father's behavior in the car?
(a) Mr. Carver counted on his two companions not to take his silence personally.
(b) His father was suicidal.
(c) His father might not recover from this.
(d) Things were going to be just fine.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Holly react to Phillip's gift?

2. Where was Mr. Carver born?

3. How does Phillip feel about the furnishings in his house?

4. Where do Phillip's sisters live after their father dies?

5. How does Phillip react when Betsy and Josephine say they will return to their real estate business?

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