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

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

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

4. Who is Aura?
(a) Raleigh's wife.
(b) Mingo's wife.
(c) Jubal's daughter.
(d) Victoria's granddaughter.

5. In what time frame is this book set?
(a) Present day.
(b) Late 1960s to early 1970s.
(c) Mid 1950s.
(d) Late 1970s to early 1980s.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wants to commit suicide in Part 1, Chapter3?

2. Who does Raleigh see when he is on his way to commit the theft in Part 1, Chapter 7?

3. Who are Caroline and Holly?

4. Who is the note really from that Raleigh discovers in his office in Part 1, Chapter 5?

5. What kind of seasonal displays does Mingo create?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Raleigh return home in wet, torn clothes after taking a walk in Part 1, Chapter 3? Explain the situation that also arises from the event.

2. What do the people of Thermopylae think Earley has done, and why?

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

4. Why is Raleigh pulled over by a police officer on his way home from the public library? Why does he fear he is being pulled over?

5. Explain how Raleigh ends up with a second pistol belonging to Mingo.

6. Discuss Mingo and Vera's weight.

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

8. How does Raleigh steal the bust from the public library?

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

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

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