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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the walls were redone in the house the Author lived in when he was nine, what color were they painted?
(a) Pale green.
(b) Soft blue.
(c) Cream.
(d) Lavender.

2. Where do the Author and the Kid go to a candy factory?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Colorado.
(d) California.

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

4. Where was the Kid shot?
(a) Baton Rouge.
(b) The Author's hometown.
(c) The town where the Author went to college.
(d) Jacksonville.

5. How tall are the Confederate flags along the interstate in the Author's home state?
(a) 60 feet.
(b) 40 feet.
(c) 50 feet.
(d) 45 feet.

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

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

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

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

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

11. What does a woman named Kelli offer to make the Author for dinner?
(a) Spaghetti and meatballs.
(b) Fried chicken.
(c) Lasagna.
(d) Buffalo wings.

12. Where did Paul get the pistol he uses to teach Soot to shoot?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His father.

13. How many churches are in Bolton?
(a) 2.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 9.

14. After the Author autographs his book for a flight attendant from Tulsa, who asks him to autograph another book?
(a) Nic Cage.
(b) John Travolta.
(c) Robert De Niro.
(d) Al Pacino.

15. What does Kelly suggest the Author do while she embalms a corpse to take his mind off what she is doing?
(a) Recite a poem.
(b) Sing a song.
(c) Count backwards from 100.
(d) Recite a scene from his book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of a flight attendant from Tulsa?

2. At the Author's old home, from what type of tree does a tire swing dangle?

3. On page 186, what does the Author talk about people tripping on?

4. What does Mr. Family Man think he was in another life?

5. What is the name of Soot's maternal uncle who comes and talks about justice after William dies?

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