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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Phillip realize about Holly?
(a) She does not like receiving gifts.
(b) She must have had a serious lover just as he did long ago.
(c) She probably wants to have children.
(d) She works very hard at her job.

3. What does Phillip come to realize his father has yearned for all of his life?
(a) Wealth and acclaim.
(b) Control and power over others.
(c) Freedom and independence.
(d) Individuality and otherness.

4. With whom does Mrs. Carver spend much of her time on the Saturday outings?
(a) Her children.
(b) Mrs. Shackleford's mother and grandmother.
(c) Mr. Carver.
(d) Mrs. Shackleford.

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

6. Who does Phillip see on the other side of the restaurant?
(a) Clara Price, her husband and children.
(b) Wyant Brawley, his wife and their children.
(c) Clarkson Manning, his wife and their children.
(d) Clara Stockwell and her husband.

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

8. In Chapter 8, what is one thing Phillip imagines his father will do next?
(a) Begin drinking heavily.
(b) Take a safari to Africa.
(c) Lock himself in his room.
(d) Wait three months for Mrs. Stockwell to return.

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

10. What does Phillip do two days after returning to New York?
(a) He begins a series of weekly phone calls with his father.
(b) He writes a letter to his father about his sisters.
(c) He asks Holly to travel to Europe with him.
(d) He calls Alex and says he cannot come to Memphis.

11. What does Phillip realize about his father moving the family to Memphis?
(a) His father did not take into account the psyches of his wife and children.
(b) His father behaved selfishly for no reason.
(c) His father moved there for spite.
(d) His father did not ask everyone if they wanted to move.

12. How long after the move to Nashville does Lewis Shackleford betray Mr. Carver?
(a) Six years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Two years.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Phillip sees his father for the weekend getaway, how does Mr. Carver look?

2. How do Mr. Carver and Mr. Shackleford greet each other in the restaurant?

3. What do Holly and Phillip decide to do with their inheritances?

4. What happens in town when George Carver is born?

5. Where was Mr. Carver born?

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