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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bertha yell that Willis and R.V. need?

2. To what does the woman compare the scar?

3. What does Billy do while William finishes school?

4. Who gets into a dispute with the person who is honking his horn?

5. Why is Corliss waiting in Mary Farragot's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does R.V. guarantee Willis and what does Willis plan to do with his guarantee?

2. What does the woman say about men?

3. What does Leon become a rival for with the author and how does he show up the author?

4. What happens to Billy's parents and the relationship between Billy and William?

5. What does Winfield say he was doing until he saw Mrs. Farragot run out of her house?

6. What happens when Billy tries to buy an orange soda at a general store in South Carolina?

7. How does Gloria's husband feel about square dancing and why is it surprising he feels this way?

8. What do some people say about Dewey?

9. What does R.V. says in the only concern for Willis and R.V.?

10. What does the woman say Billy would need to do to be able to get promoted and how does he spend his time instead?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Why I like Country Music" - What role does love play in this story? In what way are stereotypes developed through this story? What role does one's culture during their formative years play into understanding others?

Essay Topic 2

"Widows and Orphans"- How does Louis view Clair? How does Clair view Louis? In what ways do these two views coincide? In what ways do they differ?

Essay Topic 3

"The Silver Bullet" - What does the phrase "Everyone gets the spanking their mommas should have given them" mean? Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

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