View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year was the dial-up phone system installed in Taylor's hometown?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1993.

2. Where did Taylor work while living in Kentucky?
(a) Pittman County Hospital.
(b) Jesus is Lord Used Tires.
(c) Hotel Republic.
(d) Burger Derby.

3. How does Taylor begin to look for a roommate?
(a) Searching for lonely people.
(b) Asking around town.
(c) Newspaper.
(d) The internet.

4. Which is a characteristic of the potential roommates Taylor meets in Chapter 5?
(a) The are vegetarians.
(b) They practice black magic.
(c) They are very religious.
(d) They love hot dogs.

5. What does Mattie talk about on television?
(a) Refugees.
(b) The horrors of hot dogs.
(c) Cooking recipes.
(d) Gardening tips.

6. What does the doctor say about Turtle's health in Chapter 8?
(a) She suffers from depression.
(b) That he thinks she is sick.
(c) That she is perfectly healthy.
(d) That it is best for Turtle to visit another doctor do to her illness.

7. What makes Taylor think "You are old Father William"?
(a) A poem she read.
(b) Memories of her father.
(c) A children's book.
(d) An old man.

8. Taylor's teacher, Hughes Walter, helped her get her first job. What subject did he teach?
(a) English.
(b) Science.
(c) History.
(d) Math.

9. From where does the baptism water come?
(a) The Pot Luck River.
(b) The Thames River.
(c) The Tug Fork River.
(d) The Mississippi River.

10. What is Edna's annoying habit?
(a) Looking past people when speaking to them.
(b) Twirling her hair.
(c) Chewing with her mouth open.
(d) Picking her nose.

11. What color does Edna like to wear?
(a) Green.
(b) Pink.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

12. Who did Lou Ann's brother marry?
(a) A Hawaiian woman.
(b) A Native American woman.
(c) An Eskimo woman.
(d) A British woman.

13. Where in Arizona does Chapter Two take place?
(a) Tuscon.
(b) Phoenix.
(c) Louisville.
(d) Tempe.

14. What is the problem with Taylor's car?
(a) The car has two flat tires.
(b) The oil needs to be changed.
(c) The car has run out of gas.
(d) The transmission has blown.

15. What are Taylor's favorite colors?
(a) Purple and chartruese.
(b) Red and turquoise.
(c) Blue and green.
(d) Orange and cerulean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of town does the narrator find herself in while in Oklahoma?

2. What does Taylor reassure Lou Ann of in Chapter 7?

3. After the doctor's visit, where does Taylor take Turtle?

4. Into which type of container does Granny Logan place Dwayne Ray's baptism water?

5. Mattie attempts to persuade Taylor to work for her but Taylor has a fear of tires. What does Mattie throw into the deal in order to persuade Taylor to work for her?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 440 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample