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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 fears the police are looking for him in regards to their investigation in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) Vera.
(b) Earley.
(c) Raleigh.
(d) Mingo.

2. What physical characteristic best describes Mingo?
(a) Fit.
(b) Voluptuous.
(c) Athletic.
(d) Obese.

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

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

5. Who does Raleigh credit for his desire to be an upstanding citizen?
(a) His father.
(b) Flonnie.
(c) His mother.
(d) Victoria.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Victoria Hayes?

3. Why is Raleigh unnerved when he is stopped by a police officer in Part 1, Chapter 8?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the first compromising situation in which Mingo mistakenly assumes his wife Vera is having an affair with Raleigh.

2. How does Raleigh feel about Aura's TV appearance when he sees her on television during his visit with Flossie, and why?

3. Explain the fight that Raleigh orchestrates at Lovie's party and his need to do so.

4. Discuss Mingo and Vera's weight.

5. Discuss Raleigh's family health history and what he does to avoid the same health problems.

6. What is the misunderstanding that Raleigh's janitor has in Chapter 5?

7. Who and what does Raleigh's father want him to gather to bring to him in another state?

8. Where does Raleigh go to visit Flonnie? What does he buy her, and why?

9. What is Raleigh's relationship with Mingo, as the story begins in Chapter 1?

10. Explain the legend of Major General Goodrich Hays, C.S.A., and Raleigh's connection to it.

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