3. Why does the funeral party stop at a gas station?
(a) Milton needs something to drink.
(b) The hearse is out of gas.
(c) Dolly needs to use a restroom.
(d) The hearse overheats again.

4. Where did Helen and Edward go to college?
(a) Mercer College.
(b) Emory University.
(c) University of Virginia.
(d) Duke University.

5. What flashback does Milton have while stopped at the gas station?
(a) Fourth of July 1945.
(b) Christmas 1941.
(c) Thanksgiving 1942.
(d) Christmas 1960.

6. Why does Peyton leave the family celebration early?
(a) She had to study for exams.
(b) The weather was getting bad.
(c) She had to get back for work.
(d) She and her mother had a fight.

7. What is Carey's first impression of Helen?
(a) She is intense.
(b) She is a joy.
(c) She is morose.
(d) She is grieving.

8. How old is Carey Carr?
(a) 42.
(b) 38.
(c) 64.
(d) 55.

9. Where do Milton and Dolly spend the night when Helen is out of town?
(a) In Dolly's home.
(b) In a hotel.
(c) In Helen's bed.
(d) In a bed and breakfast.

10. Who has an emotional outburst in Helen's bedroom?
(a) La Ruth.
(b) Helen.
(c) Milton.
(d) Maudie.

11. Who is Peyton's husband?
(a) Harold Lyons.
(b) Harry Miller.
(c) Marc Goldberg.
(d) Barry Miller.

12. Where does Carey Carr take Helen at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) The funeral home.
(b) School Board meeting.
(c) Ladies luncheon.
(d) Church.

13. What is the literary technique used when portraying Helen as restrained on the day of her daughter's funeral when the person in #100 has an emotional outburst?
(a) Irony.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

14. What does Helen tell Milton and Peyton when they return to the hospital?
(a) Maudie has to stay for awhile.
(b) Maudie is dying.
(c) Maudie is dead.
(d) Maudie is being released.

15. Who is the boyfriend Peyton brings home from college?
(a) Roger McMiller.
(b) Dick Cartwright.
(c) Clarence Harless.
(d) James Hall.