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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. The idea that Miles should be kicked out of driver's education until he learns to drive is _________________.
(a) flashback
(b) an irony
(c) a simile
(d) a metaphor

2. What is Janine doing as she sits in Callahan's?
(a) Folds napkins
(b) Practices her new signature
(c) Eats beer nuts
(d) Drinks wine coolers

3. Who is the bossy waitress at the Enterprise Grill?
(a) Charlene
(b) Candice
(c) Camille
(d) Connie

4. At what sport does Zack excel?
(a) Track
(b) Football
(c) Baseball
(d) Golf

5. Who accompanies Zack to get pizza after the game?
(a) Tick and John Voss
(b) Tick and Miles
(c) Tick and Max
(d) Father Tom and John Voss

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname for Walt Comeau?

2. Who is Janine?

3. What does Principal Meyer tell Miles about Tick?

4. Who does Miles hire to bus tables?

5. What did Miles do when he caught Janine in bed with Walt?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does David keep pressuring Miles about a liquor license?

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

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

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

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

6. Explain the irony in Miles' not having driven a car before taking driver's education.

7. Name the three events of Part 3, Chapter 15 which foreshadow coming events for the plot.

8. What is the setting for the story?

9. Describe Max and what he represents in the town of Empire Falls.

10. How does Miles try to help John Voss.

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