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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. How does Howard Hughes's mother die?
(a) From cancer.
(b) From a heart attack.
(c) In childbirth.
(d) In a car accident.
2. What does the narrator ask his mother how to cook in the story The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks?
(a) Collard greens.
(b) Chicken livers.
(c) Pigs feet.
(d) Pork chops.
3. When did Inez Cross Pickett die?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1963.
4. What does the music star ask Ed to do for him and the other people in the room?
(a) Play guitar.
(b) Play the violin.
(c) Play drums.
(d) Play piano.
5. Where does Ed go to eat in the story When We All Get to Heaven?
(a) The Mission Clock.
(b) The Tally Bar.
(c) The Starlight Diner.
(d) The Carnegie Deli.
Short Answer Questions
1. What city is Ed Phelps exploring in the story When We All Get to Heaven?
2. What does Lazarus do to J.C. Stokes in the story Ain't No Sunshine?
3. Why did Howard Hughes come to Tim's Creek, according to the narrator's mother?
4. Who calls Lazarus at the very end of Ain't No Sunshine?
5. Which band does the music star say Ed is really from?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Ed Phelps's musical interaction with Idol affect him later that same day?
2. Why does Ed Phelps go along with Idol's deception and story in When We All Get to Heaven?
3. Until he beats J.C. Stokes, how does Lazarus mostly choose to deal with his wife's infidelity?
4. Why does Howard Hughes ask Inez Cross Chasten to work for him in the story titled The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks?
5. What is the narrator's mother in the story The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks pleased about regarding his career path?
6. How does Police Chief Cavanaugh react when Lazarus turns himself in after beating up J.C.?
7. In the story I Thought I Heard the Shuffle of Angels' Feet, what brings Cicero and Tony together again after many years?
8. Why does Inez Cross Chasten refuse to cook for Howard Hughes?
9. Why does Lazarus pursue Gina, even though he has known her her whole life and he knows she has a reputation for trouble?
10. How do the bystanders in the grocery store react when Lazarus beats up J.C. Stokes?
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