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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. Where was Randall's first job out of college?
(a) Vanity Fair.
(b) Town and Country.
(c) Glamour.
(d) Tout Va Bien.

2. What is the significance Randall remembers about periwinkle?
(a) It was used as a sign for peace.
(b) It was used as a sign for forgiveness.
(c) It was used to mark the graves of the enslaved to keep the ground clear of everything else.
(d) It was used in magical ceremonies.

3. What dish did Howard Hughes Senior particularly like?
(a) Home-made ice cream.
(b) Friend steak.
(c) Tomato soup.
(d) Beans cooked with ham hocks.

4. What kind of vehicle catches Ed's eye when he stops to see a crowd?
(a) A red Maserati.
(b) A white stretch limousine.
(c) A green Jeep.
(d) A black Mercedes.

5. What does the person Mandy meets in the beginning of the story Mamiwata tell her he is doing?
(a) Biding his time.
(b) Meditating.
(c) Standing watch.
(d) Eating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Velmajean's husband?

2. What motel does Howard Hughes buy in 1966?

3. Who arrives late to the dinner party that Randall is throwing?

4. What had the man who Gloria meets with in the story Ezekiel Saw the Wheel been doing when his wife died?

5. Why did Howard Hughes come to Tim's Creek, according to the narrator's mother?

(see the answer key)

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