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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 133 - 174).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Velmajean's husband?
(a) Raymond Hoyt.
(b) Lenny Hoyt.
(c) Parker Hoyt.
(d) Marshall Hoyt.

2. What is one movie Gloria has seen that depicts tense situations in the military?
(a) Sleepers.
(b) Riot.
(c) Forced recruiter.
(d) Jarhead.

3. Who was Howard Hughes's mother?
(a) Jennifer Reyne Hughes.
(b) Allene Gano Hughes.
(c) Margaret Hughes.
(d) Lily Hughes.

4. What is the narrator doing with his mother when she first tells him about Howard Hughes's visit to Tim's Creek?
(a) Pulling weeds in the garden.
(b) Going to the doctor.
(c) Cooking grits.
(d) Shucking corn.

5. What does Lazarus do in his early thirties after leaving the Merchant Marines?
(a) He trains as a carpenter.
(b) He goes to the seminary.
(c) He trains as a plumber.
(d) He starts his own business.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the quote that Kenan uses to open the story The Eternal Glory That is Ham Hocks?

2. What is the name of Reverend Spike Eggleston's church?

3. What do most people called Lazarus?

4. About how much money was Howard Hughes making in 1966?

5. What career does the narrator of The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks leave in order to become a chef?

(see the answer key)

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