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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where, ironically, do the items land that are tossed by Raleigh out of his car windows in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) On the hood of a police car.
(b) Near the abandoned construction site.
(c) In the police station parking lot.
(d) In Mingo's yard.

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

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

4. What does Raleigh toss from his car windows in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) Candy wrappers.
(b) The note from his father.
(c) His cell phone.
(d) Mingo's guns.

5. What does Raleigh steal from the library in Part 1, Chapter 7?
(a) A book about Confederate treasures.
(b) A bust of Pee Wee Jimson.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A book about town myths and legends.

6. What, according to legend, may be buried near Raleigh's hometown on the property he sets out to buy in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) A map to Confederate treasure.
(b) Confederate bills.
(c) A Union soldier.
(d) Confederate gold.

7. Whose home does Raleigh visit in Part 1, Chapter 6 to retrieve the trunk?
(a) Victoria's.
(b) Pierce's.
(c) Earley's.
(d) Lovie's.

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

9. What does Raleigh take from Mingo before entering the library in Part 1, Chapter 7?
(a) A flashlight.
(b) A hat.
(c) The pistol he was going to use to commit suicide.
(d) His phone number.

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

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

12. Who goes with Raleigh and Mingo to Lovie's house?
(a) Victoria.
(b) Aura.
(c) Gates.
(d) Vera.

13. Who is skinny-dipping in the community pool in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Vera and Raleigh.
(b) Raleigh and Aura.
(c) Aura and Mingo.
(d) Vera and Mingo.

14. Who borrows Vera's car in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) Earley,
(b) Raleigh.
(c) Aura.
(d) Mingo.

15. What does Earley leave for Raleigh at the hospital in Part 1:Chapter 2?
(a) A cassette tape-recorded message.
(b) A letter in a sealed envelope.
(c) Instructions for feeding his cat.
(d) A video recorded on beta.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of the novel, who is predicted to be cheated on by his spouse?

2. In the beginning of the novel, who is predicted to fall to pieces by the end of the month?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 5, how much money does Raleigh pay for the property he sets out to buy?

4. Who is Victoria Hayes?

5. What is Raleigh reading when the story begins?

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