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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. Who is the richest person in the town?
(a) Verena.
(b) Horace Holton.
(c) Uriah.
(d) Dr. Ritz.

2. What kind of cemetery is near the China tree?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Episcopal.
(d) Catholic.

3. Who has been the Judge's one true friend?
(a) Horace.
(b) Carper.
(c) Julius.
(d) Ralph.

4. How old is Dolly?
(a) Fourty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Fifty-five.

5. Where does Riley's uncle go?
(a) Chicago.
(b) China.
(c) Memphis.
(d) New Orleans.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state does the novel take place?

2. What does the girl from the Judge's letters send him when he tells her he is going to law school?

3. Who used to deliver the papers?

4. What is Dolly's potion made to cure?

5. Who comes to the narrator's house the day after his mother's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the narrator envious of Riley? What responsibilities does Riley have?

2. What happened to Riley's uncle?

3. Describe the differences between Dolly and Verena's mannerisms and bedrooms.

4. What exposition is revealed about the Judge's education and marriage?

5. How does Dolly react to the Sheriff's demands? What does the Judge do?

6. What "secret" does the Judge reveal in Chapter 3?

7. What does Dolly declare about love in Chapter 3?

8. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?

9. How does the law get involved in the matter between Dolly and Verena?

10. What does the Judge speak of regarding trust in Chapter 3?

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