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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of car does Jimmy Minty drive?
(a) Jetta
(b) Camaro
(c) Hummer
(d) Trans Am

2. What do Mrs. Whiting's daughter and Miles share?
(a) The same birth date
(b) A love for peanuts
(c) The same father
(d) Lunches

3. What does Zack break in the cafeteria?
(a) A soda machine
(b) His plate
(c) A tray of glasses
(d) A chair

4. Who is the older priest at St. Catherine's Catholic Church?
(a) Father Charles
(b) Father Milton
(c) Father Tom
(d) Father William

5. From whom did Jimmy's father derive many of his opinions?
(a) Dan Rather
(b) Walter Cronkite
(c) Tom Brokaw
(d) Anderson Cooper

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Max?

2. What does David harass Miles about at the Lamplighter?

3. What does Charlene say she wants to give to John Voss?

4. Who does Miles hire to bus tables?

5. Who sometimes takes Cindy to the cemetery?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Janine call Miles The Human Rut?

2. Explain why the poison ivy is a metaphor in Part 1, Chapter 8.

3. Who is John Voss?

4. What revelation does Miles get when he examines an old photo in the newspaper?

5. What inappropriate behavior does Jimmy reveal that makes Miles like him even less?

6. How is Tick different from most of the residents of Empire Falls?

7. How does David want Miles to expand his business opportunities?

8. Explain how Jimmy Minty is a true product of his environment.

9. Explain the significance of the river as a metaphor for life in Empire Falls.

10. What are the three elements consuming Janine's life at this point in time?

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