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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Lazarus have his altercation with J.C. Stokes?
(a) The bank.
(b) Outside Lazarus's house.
(c) The doctor's office.
(d) The IGA.

2. Where is Cicero's and Jacson's vast house?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) The North Shore of Maryland.

3. What motel does Howard Hughes buy in 1966?
(a) The Highlane Inn.
(b) The Marshall Motel.
(c) The Crosstown Inn and Motor Lodge.
(d) The Tims Creek Laneway.

4. Where does Lazarus plan on going before he heads to work after seeing the police chief?
(a) Back home.
(b) CVS.
(c) The library.
(d) The bank.

5. Which university did Jacson and Cicero both attend?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Spelman University.
(d) Howard University.

6. How did Stokes get burned, in Ain't No Sunshine?
(a) In a house fire.
(b) In an accident at work.
(c) In a car accident.
(d) In an accident at a gas station.

7. What name does Ed hear the crowd call the music celebrity who emerges from the fancy car?
(a) Billy.
(b) Paul.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Randy.

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

9. Who owned the motel Howard Hughes bought in 1966?
(a) Inex Cross Pickett.
(b) Michael Hardy.
(c) John Bradham.
(d) Randall Keene.

10. Where was Inez Cross Pickett born?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Mexico.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) California.

11. Where was Howard Hughes buying casinos in the 1960s?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Las Vegas.

12. Who does the music star's accent make Ed Phelps think of?
(a) The Nimrids.
(b) The Green Hens.
(c) The Deftones.
(d) The Beatles.

13. What does the music star call Ed, to Ed's surprise?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Henchman.
(c) Deacon.
(d) Bacon.

14. What career does the narrator of The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks leave in order to become a chef?
(a) Law.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Finance.
(d) Medicine.

15. What turns out to be wrong with Cicero's car?
(a) The distributor cap.
(b) The exhaust pipe.
(c) The antifreeze level.
(d) The calipers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the narrator's mother's career?

2. What does the music star say when Ed asks how he knew Ed played guitar?

3. Who is the police chief in Ain't No Sunshine?

4. Who is the narrator's grandmother, in The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks?

5. Which band does the music star say Ed is really from?

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