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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lazarus go to the grocery store to begin with the day he sees J.C. there?
(a) He needed clean drinking water.
(b) He needed ice cream.
(c) He needed cheese.
(d) He ran out of Tums.

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

3. Where is Ed actually from?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Mississippi.

4. What does Lazarus call his aunt who is always trying to stick her nose in other people's business?
(a) Aunt Minnie.
(b) Aunt Tensy.
(c) Aunt Fannie.
(d) Aunt Francine.

5. What disagreement is Cicero having with his uncle?
(a) Over Cicero's marriage to Gina.
(b) Over Cicero's choice to sell his uncle's car.
(c) Over what kind of food to serve at the family picnic.
(d) Over whether or not to sell the family's land.

6. What does Ed usually wear that most other men do not wear?
(a) A hat.
(b) A tie.
(c) An ascot.
(d) A three-piece suit.

7. What do most people called Lazarus?
(a) Lazo.
(b) Ben.
(c) Russel.
(d) Rus.

8. What is Ed's wife doing when Ed gets back to the hotel?
(a) Watching a movie.
(b) Writing notes.
(c) Taking a bath.
(d) Having a drink with friends.

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

10. What does Inez Cross Chasten tell Howard Hughes her husband does for a living?
(a) He is a chef.
(b) He is a mechanic.
(c) He is a landscaper.
(d) He is a teacher.

11. What sport did Tony and Cicero used to participate in together in high school?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Football.
(d) Track.

12. What city is Ed Phelps exploring in the story When We All Get to Heaven?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) New York City.
(d) Chicago.

13. What does Ed work at?
(a) Law.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Plumbing.
(d) Landscaping.

14. Where does the music star invite Ed after the show?
(a) Robert De Niro's house.
(b) Frank Williams' house.
(c) Frank Guthrie's house.
(d) Farmer Jesper's house.

15. Who recommends a place to eat to Ed on his trip?
(a) His son Malcolm.
(b) His friend Dr. Streeter.
(c) His daughter Sally.
(d) His mother Edith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dish did Howard Hughes Senior particularly like?

2. Who is Lazarus's exasperating aunt?

3. What does the music star call Ed, to Ed's surprise?

4. How does the narrator's mother react when he tells her he is going to pursue a career in the culinary arts, in The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks?

5. Who had been the rock of Cicero's family?

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