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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 the end, what is Raleigh's biggest change?
(a) He does not have to wear his glasses to drive any more.
(b) He rekindles his love for his wife.
(c) He has learned to take risks.
(d) He is scared of heights now.

2. What literary term best describes Part 3, Chapters 34-37?
(a) Rising action.
(b) Crisis.
(c) Motif.
(d) Falling action.

3. Which lovers' history is detailed in Part 2, Chapter 27?
(a) Raleigh and Aura.
(b) Mingo and Vera.
(c) Jubal and Victoria.
(d) Raleigh and Vera.

4. Who goes with Gates on a late night boat trip in Part 2, Chapter 19?
(a) Roxanne.
(b) Mingo.
(c) Raleigh.
(d) Mr. Calhoun.

5. What musical instrument does Weeper play at the revival?
(a) Trumpet.
(b) Bass.
(c) Saxophone.
(d) Trombone.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Earley in Part 3, Chapter 32, what is the importance of the library bust?

2. Who plays saxophone in the jazz combo formed in Part 3, Chapter 33?

3. How old was Gates the last time Raleigh saw him?

4. Where does Earley take the friends when they arrive in Part 3, Chapter 31?

5. Who conducts random interviews of people in their search for one person, after Raleigh, Gates and Mingo leave the estate?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the men meet a dancer on their way to Atlanta? What is the dancer's situation?

2. Discuss the difference between Raleigh and Gates.

3. What does Raleigh learn that Jubal is doing and what is Jubal's response to Raleigh's request?

4. Explain the prison escape that occurs as a result of the tent revival that Raleigh, Gates and Mingo visit.

5. How does Gates intervene in the dance troupe's situation?

6. Discuss the "massage parlor" that Mingo visits in Myrtle Beach.

7. How has the adventurous scavenger hunt changed Raleigh?

8. Chapter 27 fills in details about Jubal's relationship with Victoria. What are those details?

9. As Raleigh tries to gather everyone to leave Charlotte, where is Gates and what is he doing?

10. How does Raleigh spend his time in Charlotte and what lead does he find?

(see the answer keys)

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