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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the trunk that Raleigh is trying to retrieve in Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) In Earley's bedroom.
(b) In Victoria's basement.
(c) In Lovie's attic.
(d) In Pierce's garage.

2. Where do Raleigh and Mingo go when they leave the tavern in Part 2, Chapter 16?
(a) Toward Chicago.
(b) Northwest.
(c) Toward the Carolina coast.
(d) Toward Atlanta.

3. Who is Raleigh's namesake?
(a) Raleigh Smithpeters, the town founder.
(b) Raleigh "Dizzy" Gillaspie.
(c) Sir Walter Raleigh.
(d) His father.

4. What does Raleigh receive from Earley in a brown paper bag?
(a) Car keys and a deed to a house.
(b) Cat food.
(c) $10,000 and some whiskey.
(d) Lottery tickets.

5. Whose house is for sale in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Mingo's sister's.
(b) Mingo's.
(c) Raleigh's.
(d) Raleigh's father's.

6. Who is Lovie's son?
(a) Billy.
(b) Gates.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Stinger.

7. Who is Vera?
(a) Raleigh's wife.
(b) Victoria's granddaughter.
(c) Mingo's wife.
(d) Lovie's daughter.

8. How do Marines help Raleigh and Mingo when they get lost while driving in Part 2, Chapter 16?
(a) They rescue them from a gator.
(b) They move the stuck car to solid ground.
(c) They protect them in a shoot out.
(d) They offer them gold bars.

9. Who pulls a gun on someone in a borrowed car in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) Earley.
(b) Raleigh.
(c) Mingo.
(d) Aura.

10. What kind of seasonal displays does Mingo create?
(a) Tacky ones.
(b) Anti-religious ones.
(c) Outdoor ones.
(d) Christmas-themed ones.

11. Where should the route that Raleigh and Mingo are driving, in Part 2, Chapter 16, take them?
(a) To New Orleans.
(b) To Atlanta.
(c) To Chicago.
(d) To the Carolina coast.

12. In what town does Lovie live?
(a) Cowstream.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Knoll Pond.
(d) Raleigh.

13. What is the name of Raleigh's uncle, from whom he received his middle name?
(a) Walter.
(b) Whittier.
(c) Roger.
(d) Ross.

14. What does Mingo do in Part 1, Chapter 7 that he has never before done?
(a) Climbs to the top of playground monkey bars.
(b) Jumps from a playground swing.
(c) Goes down a playground slide.
(d) Eats a corndog from a street vendor at the playground.

15. Where is Raleigh when the story begins?
(a) At his father's house.
(b) At his house.
(c) In his office.
(d) The Lotus House.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Raleigh see on TV while visiting Flonnie in a nursing home?

2. In Part 1, Chapter 5, who is having an affair with Lizzie Joyner?

3. How old is Lovie in Part 1, Chapter 11?

4. Who is Victoria Hayes?

5. Who owns the Cadillac that was driven to a service station in Part 1, Chapter 12?

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