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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. In what town does Raleigh live and work?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Thermopylae.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Raleigh.
2. How old are Caroline and Holly?
(a) 19 and 15.
(b) 13 and 17.
(c) 16.
(d) 14 and 16.
3. What is Raleigh reading when the story begins?
(a) Restroom wall graffiti.
(b) A fortune cookie.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A business magazine.
4. What car does Raleigh own in the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Mercury Capris.
(b) Cadillac.
(c) Buick LeSabre.
(d) Ford Fiesta.
5. When he returns to his office after buying property in Part 1, Chapter 5, who does Raleigh discover has left him a note at work?
(a) Vera.
(b) Bonnie.
(c) Aura.
(d) Mingo.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is with Raleigh when the story begins?
2. Who is Victoria Hayes?
3. Where is the trunk that Raleigh is trying to retrieve in Part 1, Chapter 6?
4. What does Raleigh happily discover when he makes a phone call from a tavern after the Marines have helped him?
5. In Part 1, Chapter 5, who is having an affair with Lizzie Joyner?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Raleigh go to visit Flonnie? What does he buy her, and why?
2. Explain the first compromising situation in which Mingo mistakenly assumes his wife Vera is having an affair with Raleigh.
3. What do the people of Thermopylae think Earley has done, and why?
4. Explain Raleigh's message of doom in Chapter 1.
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. What is Raleigh's relationship with Mingo, as the story begins in Chapter 1?
8. How does Raleigh feel about Aura's TV appearance when he sees her on television during his visit with Flossie, and why?
9. After listening to the cassette tape, what delivery does Raleigh get from his father, and how does it arrive?
10. Why does Pierce Jimson leave the property negotiation between him and Raleigh feeling distraught?
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