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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the shape of Lonnie's birthmark?
(a) A sun.
(b) An alligator.
(c) A German shepherd.
(d) A sickle.

2. What does Dawn say she is sick of in the context of not wanting to have a baby?
(a) Eating fast food.
(b) Playing mommy.
(c) Not having enough money.
(d) Bowing to Ken's will.

3. What does Sam think of Moon Pie's life?
(a) It is meaningless.
(b) It is boring.
(c) It is pure.
(d) It is simple.

4. Where does Jim say he is taking Emmett to get the Agent Orange test?
(a) Lexington.
(b) Louisville.
(c) Paducah.
(d) Jackson Purchase.

5. Who does Sam take Emmett to go see?
(a) Dr. Crisco.
(b) Dr. Fielding.
(c) Dr. Kresko.
(d) Dr. Cisco.

6. What does Dawn tell Sam is another name for falsies?
(a) The Tissue Temptations.
(b) The Melon Makers.
(c) The Gay Deceivers.
(d) The Augmenters.

7. What part of Dawn's attire does Sam particularly like?
(a) Her hair barettes.
(b) Her earring collection.
(c) Her blouses.
(d) Her necklaces.

8. What had Sam been told had probably killed her father?
(a) An M-16.
(b) Agent Orange.
(c) An ambush.
(d) A Bouncing Betty.

9. Where has Sam left his ring?
(a) At Dawn's house.
(b) On the window sill.
(c) Under her bed.
(d) In her sock drawer.

10. How was the gym decorated for the dance?
(a) Like a birthday party.
(b) Like the Vietnam jungle.
(c) Like a float parade.
(d) Like a Japanese tea party.

11. Where does Tom say the bird that Emmett is looking for resided in Vietnam?
(a) Along rice paddies.
(b) Near mountain passes.
(c) In palm trees.
(d) On the beach.

12. What is depicted in the tattoo on Pete's chest?
(a) Jackson Purchase.
(b) An M-16.
(c) Portraits of his war buddies.
(d) A pin-up girl.

13. What is Dawn doing to Sam at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Piercing her ears.
(b) Calling her.
(c) Braiding her hair.
(d) Feeding her.

14. What kind of food does Martha say is going to be at Lonnie's brother's wedding?
(a) Gourmet pizza.
(b) Cake only.
(c) Finger food.
(d) Catered dinners.

15. What does Sam think of her name?
(a) She hates it.
(b) She wants to be called Lisa.
(c) It's an all-purpose name.
(d) She uses it to fool people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Emmett's ability to become absorbed in thought over mundane things makes him good at what?

2. What does Anita tell Sam that Emmett wrote on the chalkboard when Anita was visiting high school classes?

3. To whom does Emmett explain that the Romans and Egyptians are great excavators and builders?

4. What aspect of Sam's house seems like some repressed life that wanted to emerge?

5. What does Lonnie say of people's behavior at weddings?

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