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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. What makes Cicero first wonder about Tony's sexuality?
(a) When Tony gives Cicero a tight hug when Cicero stays at Tony's apartment for the night.
(b) When Tony mentions a past boyfriend.
(c) When Tony gets angry at hearing a homophobic slur on the radio.
(d) When Tony has a pride flag in his truck.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What county is Cicero driving in when his car breaks down in the story I Thought I Heard the Shuffle of Angels' Feet?

2. 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?

3. How long were Cicero and Jacson romantically involved?

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

5. Who is Cicero's uncle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lazarus start to feel after beginning to beat J.C. Stokes?

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

3. Why does Inez Cross Chasten choose not to tell her husband, ever, about Howard Hughes's proposition to her?

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

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

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

7. Why does Ed Phelps go along with Idol's deception and story in When We All Get to Heaven?

8. How does Ed get caught up in Billy Idol's entourage?

9. What does Lazarus compare his Aunt Tensy's interactions with her family to?

10. Why does Lazarus think news of his beating J.C. Stokes will be all over town after he goes to the police station?

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