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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Caroline say that Julian's friends will not be able to stand behind him?
(a) They are spineless
(b) They are fickle
(c) They are idiots
(d) Most of them owe Harry money

2. Gibbsville is a stronghold of ______________________.
(a) Republicans
(b) Education
(c) Union labor
(d) Democrats

3. Where does Al Grecco live?
(a) Apollo Hotel
(b) Roominghouse
(c) Condo
(d) Townhouse

4. What do both Julian and Caroline get from the Englishes?
(a) Theater tickets
(b) A new car
(c) An envelope with money
(d) Tickets for a cruise

5. What possession of her grandfather's does Irma wish she had?
(a) Photos
(b) Car
(c) Congressional Medal of Honor
(d) Clock

6. Who does Lute call?
(a) Liquor store
(b) Supermarket
(c) Church
(d) Car dealership

7. Who is Helene Holman?
(a) Lute's sister
(b) Irma's best friend
(c) Caroline's sorority sister
(d) A singer at the Stage Coach Inn

8. Why was Al sent to prison?
(a) Stealing
(b) Murder
(c) Kidnapping
(d) Assault and battery

9. Gibbsville lies in the _____________________ region.
(a) Anthracite coal
(b) Piedmont
(c) Brandywine
(d) Valley

10. To whose point of view does the narrative transition in this chapter?
(a) Lute's
(b) Caroline's
(c) Irma's
(d) Julian's

11. How many types of coal are there?
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 7
(d) 4

12. In what year does the story begin?
(a) 1940
(b) 1930
(c) 1925
(d) 1935

13. To what does William English belong in Gibbsville?
(a) Every civic group
(b) The garden club
(c) The Boy Scouts
(d) The volunteer fire department

14. What is the reason Ed cannot go to the Stage Coach Inn tonight?
(a) He got a flat tire
(b) His car is broken
(c) His son broke his arm
(d) He has the flu

15. What does Ed do with the information Al provides him about people?
(a) Blackmails them
(b) Sends flowers
(c) Sends direct mail
(d) Sells them real estate

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the man telling a story in a corner of the room?

2. Who is the driver of the car in front of Al?

3. Many people in Gibbsville still have ____________.

4. How far does Al drive the car?

5. Why do Julian and Caroline go to the answer to #97?

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