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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) Most of them owe Harry money
(b) They are idiots
(c) They are fickle
(d) They are spineless

2. Why does Ed like to have Al stationed at the Apollo Hotel?
(a) To make liquor deals
(b) To receive messages
(c) To get hookers
(d) To make phone calls

3. Who is Lute's boss?
(a) Ed Charney
(b) Julian English
(c) Johnson Hall
(d) Ross Campbell

4. In what year does this story currently take place?
(a) 1899
(b) 1913
(c) 1925
(d) 1930

5. What industry did not boom for Gibbsville after 1925?
(a) Coal
(b) Steel
(c) Agriculture
(d) Textile

6. What nationality is the person in #20?
(a) English
(b) Scottish
(c) Irish
(d) German

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

8. What does Al observe about the driver in the car ahead of him?
(a) The driver is wearing sunglasses
(b) The driver is drunk
(c) The driver is wearing a tophat
(d) The driver is just a kid

9. In what city do Lute and Irma live?
(a) Greenville
(b) Hawkinsville
(c) Gibsonville
(d) Gibbsville

10. As a result of the strike, what did the people of Gibbsville begin to use in their homes?
(a) Fireplaces
(b) Telephones
(c) Oil burners
(d) Chimineas

11. At what time does Julian awaken?
(a) 8:30 a.m.
(b) 11:00 a.m.
(c) Noon
(d) 7:00 a.m.

12. Julian's parents are critical of _________________.
(a) The IRS
(b) The Democrats
(c) Julian
(d) The president

13. What do most people drink during this Prohibition Era?
(a) Coffee
(b) Rye and ginger ale
(c) Vodka
(d) Coca-Cola

14. What day is it in Chapter 2, Part 2?
(a) Christmas Day
(b) Fourth of July
(c) New Year's Eve
(d) Christmas Eve

15. Who is Ed Charney?
(a) Julian English's boss
(b) Lute Fliegler's brother-in-law
(c) Al Grecco's neighbor
(d) Organized crime boss in the region

Short Answer Questions

1. What do both Julian and Caroline get from the Englishes?

2. What is Julian's wife's name?

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

4. What college had Julian wanted to attend?

5. In what year does the story begin?

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