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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the music star's handler, who the music star tries to trick into thinking he knows Ed?
(a) Hortensia.
(b) Emily.
(c) Francesca.
(d) Lily.

2. 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.

3. What does the music star say when Ed asks how he knew Ed played guitar?
(a) He could tell by Ed's speaking voice.
(b) He did not know, but he did have an intuition.
(c) He could tell by Ed's face.
(d) He could tell by Ed's hands.

4. Which of the following lines is from the song Ed sings for the music star and others?
(a) Time is on our side.
(b) Stars shining bright above you.
(c) You get a line and I'll get a pole, honey.
(d) To everything, turn, turn, turn.

5. Which wealthy businessperson did Jacson design a temple for?
(a) Joe Jones.
(b) Justin Harbison.
(c) Frank Hardy.
(d) Jeff Zimmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Ed staying in the city he is visiting?

2. What does the narrator ask his mother how to cook in the story The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks?

3. Who did Ed used to know who was so good at guitar he sometimes played for money?

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

5. Who is assigned to make the deal to buy the hotel for Howard Hughes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Until he beats J.C. Stokes, how does Lazarus mostly choose to deal with his wife's infidelity?

2. Why does Howard Hughes ask Inez Cross Chasten to work for him in the story titled The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks?

3. Why does Lazarus turn himself in to the police station in the first place?

4. What does a man in the street in New York City hand Ed that puts Ed off in the story When We All Get to Heaven?

5. Why does Lazarus pursue Gina, even though he has known her her whole life and he knows she has a reputation for trouble?

6. Why does Howard Hughes buy Bradham's motel in Tim's Creek?

7. How does Cicero feel about his uncle, Dax Cross?

8. In I Thought I Heard the Shuffle of Angels' Feet, why do you think Cicero decides not to sell his family's land?

9. How do the bystanders in the grocery store react when Lazarus beats up J.C. Stokes?

10. What does Francesca assume Idol's antics with Ed are all about in the story When We All Get to Heaven?

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