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

2. Helen does not seek out Carey for spiritual solace but ______________________.
(a) To get financial advice.
(b) To validate her hatred.
(c) To organize bake sales.
(d) To gossip about other church members.

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

4. Where will Helen's brother be going after his visit with her family?
(a) Seminary.
(b) College.
(c) War.
(d) London.

5. What is Helen doing when Carey arrives at her house?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Putting on her makeup.
(c) Taking a shower.
(d) Making coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Milton run into in Charlottesville?

2. Helen views Peyton and Milton as _____________________.

3. Against whom are the Southerners in the story prejudiced?

4. What is Carey's first impression of Helen?

5. Why does Helen take Maudie on the trip in #118?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the letter Milton writes to Peyton while Helen and Maudie are out of town?

2. What is the nature of Christmas 1941 in the Loftis household?

3. In addition to the other parent/child relationships in the novel, how does Carey Carr's personal story fit in?

4. What was the nature of Helen's meeting with Dolly at the tearoom?

5. Does Helen seek out Carey for her belief in God or something else?

6. What trip do Helen and Maudie take in November of 1942?

7. What is the perception of the Southern wedding guests toward Harry?

8. What does Helen do when Dolly calls the Loftis home on Christmas?

9. What do Carey and Milton talk about while waiting in the roadhouse for the hearse to be repaired?

10. How does Peyton and Harry's first night as a married couple mirror Milton and Helen's marriage?

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