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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the funeral parlor where Kelly works?
(a) Pipkin.
(b) Romero.
(c) Braswell.
(d) Wormfud.

2. What is the Author allergic to?
(a) Pineapple.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Bananas.
(d) Peanut butter.

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

4. What was the biggest room in the house where the Author lived when he was nine?
(a) Living room.
(b) Dining room.
(c) Master bedroom.
(d) Kitchen.

5. When Sharon and the Author are in Bolton, how much does the Author think Sharon is wearing in designer clothing?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $15,000.
(d) $10,000.

6. What double duty does the Bolton Town Hall serve?
(a) Town Hall and recreation center.
(b) Town Hall and church.
(c) Town hall and restaurant.
(d) Town hall and school.

7. What color house did the Author live in when he was nine?
(a) Green.
(b) Brown.
(c) Gray.
(d) White.

8. What is the first sentence that the Author has for his second book?
(a) I'm pretty much f*ucked.
(b) It was a pleasure to jump.
(c) It was a dark and stormy night . . .
(d) I was born twice.

9. What emotion does the minister in Bolton say he has had all his life on page 244?
(a) Indignation.
(b) Rage.
(c) Exasperation.
(d) Anger.

10. When the author was nine, what was on the walls of the house where he lived?
(a) Green paint.
(b) 70s era wood paneling.
(c) Peeling wallpaper.
(d) White paint.

11. What month was Soot's father killed?
(a) August.
(b) July.
(c) June.
(d) May.

12. What are the main exports of Bolton?
(a) Tobacco and Black manual labor.
(b) Sugar beets and Black manual labor.
(c) Sorghum and Black manual labor.
(d) Lumber and Black manual labor.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kelly drive when she takes the Author to the airport?

2. Where did Paul get the pistol he uses to teach Soot to shoot?

3. What does the Kid say is his favorite animal?

4. In San Francisco, how long does the Author talk about Hell of a Book?

5. After the Author autographs his book for a flight attendant from Tulsa, who asks him to autograph another book?

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