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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does NOT describe Mrs. Turpin's view of the other waiting room patients?
(a) Unkempt.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Rude.
(d) Engaging.

2. What task does Francis have after Mason dies?
(a) Notifying the newspaper.
(b) Calling the coroner.
(c) Reading the will.
(d) Burying him.

3. What does Parker feel he cannot live up to?
(a) His wife's high moral standards.
(b) His boss' demands.
(c) His parents' expectations.
(d) His minister's ideals.

4. What legal document does Mason alter?
(a) His Power of Attorney.
(b) The deed to his house.
(c) His immigration forms.
(d) His will.

5. Mr. Fortune makes a deal with _____________ to buy some of his property.
(a) A gas station owner.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A school.
(d) A retail franchise.

6. What does Francis do along the way to digging Mason's grave?
(a) Prays in the meadow.
(b) Collapses in tears.
(c) Gets drunk on moonshine.
(d) Goes fishing.

7. Why is Francis' adventure into the real world so enlightening?
(a) He never wants to leave the farm again.
(b) He knows that he will follow in Mason's footsteps.
(c) He knows that Mason was right all along.
(d) He sees what he has missed while stuck on the farm.

8. What does Parker's wife do after he shows her his new tattoo?
(a) Makes him put his shirt back on quickly.
(b) Invites the neighbors in to see his back.
(c) Takes a picture of his back.
(d) Kicks him out of the house.

9. What type of accident does Parker have at work?
(a) He slips and falls on some motor oil.
(b) He hammers his thumb.
(c) He falls off some scaffolding.
(d) A tractor overturns.

10. What ends the relationship between Mason and Francis?
(a) Francis runs away.
(b) Mason goes crazy.
(c) Mason dies.
(d) Francis goes to college.

11. Who buries Mason?
(a) Francis.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) A Negro.
(d) Mason's nephew.

12. Where did Parker meet his wife?
(a) When his car had broken down on the highway>
(b) On a singles cruise.
(c) At a trade show.
(d) At a bar.

13. What does Julian's mother offer the Negro child on the bus?
(a) A whistle.
(b) A book.
(c) Some candy.
(d) A penny.

14. Where does Mason die?
(a) In a bar.
(b) In a car accident.
(c) At the breakfast table.
(d) In the hospital.

15. How long does it take for Parker to get his new tattoo?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 2 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Parker's wife so furious when she hears about his accident at work?

2. Who is at the bottom of Mrs. Turpin's class categorization of people?

3. What does Parker's wife think about his new tattoo?

4. What is a recurrent topic between Julian and his mother?

5. What does Parker tell his wife to make her jealous?

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