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

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

3. In the beginning of the novel, who is predicted to fall to pieces by the end of the month?
(a) Mingo.
(b) Raleigh.
(c) Aura.
(d) Vera.

4. How old are Caroline and Holly?
(a) 14 and 16.
(b) 19 and 15.
(c) 13 and 17.
(d) 16.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Raleigh's namesake?

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

3. What is Mingo's job?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Raleigh's perspective of Pee Wee Jimson? What item representing Pee Wee does Raleigh's father want him to collect?

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

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

4. Which three items does Raleigh learn the whereabouts of during his visit with Victoria? Discuss the whereabouts.

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

6. What angers Raleigh at Lovie's party? Explain the situation.

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

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

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

10. What does Raleigh toss out of his car when he is stopped by a police officer, and what irony surrounds the situation?

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