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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who owns the land that Raleigh sets out to buy in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) Jim Pierce.
(b) Pierce Brosnan.
(c) Pee Wee Brosnan.
(d) Pierce Jimson.

2. At the end of Part 1, Chapter 7, how many of Mingo's guns does Raleigh possess?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

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

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

5. In Part 1, Chapter 5, who is having an affair with Lizzie Joyner?
(a) Vera.
(b) Raleigh.
(c) Mingo.
(d) Pierce.

6. Who does Raleigh call from a pay phone in the hospital in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His father.
(c) Aura.
(d) Mingo.

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

8. What are police investigating in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) Bonnie's murder.
(b) The theft of the bust.
(c) A break-in at the library.
(d) A littering sting.

9. Who is Victoria Hayes?
(a) Raleigh's mother.
(b) Raleigh's wife.
(c) Raleigh's favorite aunt.
(d) Jubal's sister.

10. With whom does Aura protest in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) Her book club.
(b) A group she recently joined.
(c) Vera.
(d) Her college professor.

11. What key element is missing from the police investigation in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) Bonnie's body.
(b) DNA samples.
(c) A weapon.
(d) A shoe.

12. 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?
(a) As fact.
(b) As a myth.
(c) As irrelevant.
(d) As possible.

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

14. What accent do Caroline and Holly have?
(a) Valley girl.
(b) Australian.
(c) British.
(d) Southern.

15. Why is Raleigh stopped by police in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) For stealing the bust.
(b) For littering.
(c) For killing Bonnie.
(d) For making an illegal U-turn.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Mingo locks the keys inside the Cadillac, who unlocks it for them?

2. Who pulls a gun on someone in a borrowed car in Part 1, Chapter 9?

3. What, according to legend, may be buried near Raleigh's hometown on the property he sets out to buy in Part 1, Chapter 4?

4. Where is Raleigh when the story begins?

5. Which engine component gives Raleigh car trouble in the Pinto in which he leaves Lovie's house?

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