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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. Who decides during a surprise party to run away to South America to avoid the law?
(a) Raleigh.
(b) Earley.
(c) Mingo.
(d) Victoria.

3. In Part 1, Chapter 5, how much money does Raleigh pay for the property he sets out to buy?
(a) $250,000
(b) $2,500.
(c) $25,000
(d) $250

4. After the Marines help Raleigh and Mingo, who does Raleigh call from a tavern?
(a) Vera.
(b) Roxanne.
(c) Earley.
(d) Aura.

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

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

7. What does Raleigh refer to as Knoll Pond?
(a) The property he bought from Jimson.
(b) The neighborhood in which Lovie lives.
(c) The town in which Victoria lives.
(d) The subdivision in which he lives.

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

9. What car does Raleigh own in the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Cadillac.
(b) Mercury Capris.
(c) Ford Fiesta.
(d) Buick LeSabre.

10. Who is with Raleigh when the story begins?
(a) Aura.
(b) Flonnie.
(c) Mingo.
(d) Earley.

11. Where do Raleigh and Mingo spend the night after hoodlums rob them in the rain?
(a) In a nice hotel.
(b) In a ratty hotel.
(c) In a convent.
(d) In a hospital.

12. How does Raleigh enter the library in Part 1, Chapter 7?
(a) Through a window.
(b) Through the back door.
(c) Through a stormwater tunnel.
(d) Through an air duct.

13. What is Holly doing when Raleigh arrives in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Working on a car with a boy.
(b) Mowing her lawn.
(c) Practicing cheerleading.
(d) Washing her car with her sister.

14. In the beginning of the novel, who is predicted to be cheated on by his spouse?
(a) Raleigh.
(b) Aura.
(c) Mingo.
(d) Vera.

15. What causes Raleigh and Mingo to leave the tavern in Part 2, Chapter 16?
(a) They run out of money.
(b) A fight breaks out.
(c) They leave with strange women.
(d) Police raid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the route that Raleigh and Mingo are driving, in Part 2, Chapter 16, actually take them?

2. How do the people of Raleigh's hometown view the story regarding the land that he sets out to buy in Part 1, Chapter 4?

3. Who is Lovie's son?

4. Who has been Raleigh's friend since childhood?

5. Who is Earley?

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