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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Author's father tell him his grandfather punched that he knocked out cold?
(a) Horse.
(b) Bully.
(c) Mule.
(d) Police officer.

2. How did the Author's father die?
(a) Shot by the police.
(b) Drowned.
(c) Car accident.
(d) Cancer.

3. On page 217, where does the Author land?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) South Carolina.

4. What color hair does the woman have who gets her book signed by the Author and who says, "Hell of a show" (137)?
(a) Salt and pepper.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Platinum blonde.

5. What is the name of the minister people question about William's death?
(a) White.
(b) Brown.
(c) Jones.
(d) Miller.

6. What does the Kid say is his favorite animal?
(a) Lion.
(b) Monkey.
(c) Peacock.
(d) Tiger.

7. Where does Kelly write the Author a note before she drops him off at the airport?
(a) His shirt.
(b) His undershirt.
(c) His palm.
(d) His arm.

8. On page 186, what does the Author talk about people tripping on?
(a) Ball.
(b) Marble.
(c) Broken cement.
(d) Stairs.

9. What song plays when Kelly turns on the radio as she drives the Author to the airport?
(a) Run.
(b) Gone Daddy Gone.
(c) Crazy.
(d) Smiley Face.

10. What color Dickies did the Author's father always wear?
(a) Green.
(b) Gray or black.
(c) Maroon.
(d) Dark blue or tan.

11. How many times was the Kid shot when he was killed?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

12. Where does Paul take Soot and teach him how to shoot?
(a) In a field.
(b) Forest.
(c) By the river.
(d) Behind a barn.

13. What is the name of a woman the Author has dinner with in San Francisco when Sharon calls and says seeing that woman is a mistake?
(a) Kelly.
(b) Lacy.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Cindi.

14. At the Author's old home, from what type of tree does a tire swing dangle?
(a) Locust.
(b) Elm.
(c) Maple.
(d) Oak.

15. How many drinks had the Author had before he became a success?
(a) Maybe 5.
(b) 6.
(c) About 10.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall are the Confederate flags along the interstate in the Author's home state?

2. What type of flooring was in the house the Author lived in when he was nine?

3. Where does the cop live who shot William?

4. When the walls were redone in the house the Author lived in when he was nine, what color were they painted?

5. Where does Sharon want the Author to meet the mother of the boy who was shot?

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