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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is one thing Howard Hughes used to share with his mother?
(a) A mania for cleaning.
(b) A fear of water.
(c) A love of reading.
(d) A love of hamburgers.

8. Why did Howard Hughes come to Tim's Creek, according to the narrator's mother?
(a) To explain a lawsuit to her.
(b) To apologize for firing her mother.
(c) To ask her to cook for him.
(d) To try to find out what happened to her brother.

9. What is one way Lazarus finds out that J.C. is having an affair with his wife?
(a) J.C. calls the house blatantly.
(b) His wife tells him about the affair.
(c) His own children tell him about the affair.
(d) His best friend tells him about the affair.

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

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

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

13. Who fixes Cicero's car for him?
(a) Tony Carter.
(b) Ben Huxton.
(c) Frank Finnow.
(d) John Henley.

14. What was the narrator's sister particularly fascinated with regarding Howard Hughes?
(a) His hat.
(b) His tie.
(c) His handkerchief.
(d) His shoes.

15. Who had been the rock of Cicero's family?
(a) Tisha Ann.
(b) Gina.
(c) Arlina.
(d) Fannie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Lazarus at the very end of Ain't No Sunshine?

2. What does Inez Cross Chasten tell Howard Hughes her husband does for a living?

3. Who does the music star's accent make Ed Phelps think of?

4. Where does the narrator of The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks eventually open his own restaurant?

5. Why did Inez Cross Chasten decide not to ever tell her husband about Hughes's offer to work for him?

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