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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Dolly find Milton?
(a) A diner.
(b) A phone booth.
(c) A bar.
(d) A newspaper stand.

2. What is the state of the Loftis' marriage?
(a) They are divorced.
(b) They are separated.
(c) They are very happy.
(d) They have been unhappy for a long time.

3. Who is Milton Loftis' older daughter?
(a) Maude.
(b) Maryann.
(c) Mabel.
(d) Marissa.

4. What happens to the hearse carrying the body from the train station?
(a) It crashes into a truck.
(b) It gets a flat tire.
(c) It keeps overheating.
(d) It breaks down.

5. Where are Milton, Dolly and Ella going in a limousine?
(a) The train station.
(b) An anniversary party.
(c) A wedding.
(d) A funeral.

6. When the narrative shifts to Peyton's birthday, what year is it?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1939.

7. What does Mr. Casper do to the hearse at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) He trades it in.
(b) He sells it.
(c) He takes it to a mechanic.
(d) He gets it running.

8. As the novel opens, the narrator describes a train trip from __________________ to Port Warwick.
(a) Savannah.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Charleston.
(d) Richmond.

9. What is Maudie's condition that keeps her mother preoccupied with her?
(a) She has epilepsy.
(b) She has Multiple Sclerosis.
(c) She is developmentally delayed.
(d) She is a diabetic.

10. What does Helen recall in this chapter?
(a) Peyton's bad marriage.
(b) Peyton's wedding day.
(c) Peyton's college days.
(d) Peyton's days as a youngster.

11. In what month does the body arrive at the train station?
(a) August.
(b) March.
(c) January.
(d) November.

12. What was the only reason Helen continued to stay with Milton?
(a) Their daughter, Maudie.
(b) She didn't want to leave her home.
(c) She wanted to work it out.
(d) He made good money.

13. Who had bound and gagged Maudie?
(a) Pamela and Bulldog.
(b) Patricia and Buster.
(c) Peyton and Boomer.
(d) Peyton and Buster.

14. What distinguishing characteristic has Milton had since childhood?
(a) A slight limp.
(b) A patch of grey hair.
(c) One blue eye and one green eye.
(d) One ear is lower than the other one.

15. What does Dolly realize about why Milton asked her to go to the train station with him?
(a) That Helen wouldn't go.
(b) That she was Peyton's godmother.
(c) That she was so supportive of him.
(d) That his car was not running.

Short Answer Questions

1. On whom did Milton continually lavish attention?

2. Why is Peyton struggling in her new life after college?

3. What is the main industry in Port Warwick?

4. Where does the Loftis family live?

5. Where was Milton's daughter living when she wrote him the letter that he reads while waiting at the train station?

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