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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is haveing a baby in this chapter?
(a) Mrs. Selbourne
(b) Helen
(c) Daisy
(d) Eliza

2. Who does Oliver marry?
(a) Emma Pentley
(b) Eliza Pentland
(c) Alma Pendleton
(d) Wilma Pendergrass

3. From time to time, where to Gant and Eugene go?
(a) The bar
(b) The stonecutter shop
(c) Church
(d) The movies

4. In Chapter 23 where does Eliza go?
(a) To New Orleans
(b) To South Carolina
(c) To the World's Fair
(d) To Florida

5. Who does Helen and Luke live with at this stage in the book (Part 2, Chapter 19)?
(a) Steve Gant
(b) Eugene Gant
(c) Oliver Gant
(d) Eliza Gant

6. What does Eugene win in this chapter?
(a) A baseball game
(b) An essay contest
(c) A poker game
(d) A bet on a horse

7. Who is Eugene Gant?
(a) Another name for Steve Gant
(b) Oliver's brother
(c) Eliza's child by Oliver's brother
(d) Oliver and Eliza's youngest child

8. How old is Eugene in chapter 22?
(a) 18
(b) 16
(c) 14
(d) 12

9. Who does Ben work for?
(a) His father
(b) His mother
(c) A magazine company
(d) The newspaper

10. What is the most difficult part of the job?
(a) Working with his father
(b) Working for Ben
(c) Finding clients
(d) Collecting his money

11. What does Ben really want to do?
(a) Become a war correspondent
(b) Move to New Orleans
(c) Start his own newspaper
(d) Go to war

12. What does Eugene get a lot of teasing for as a young boy?
(a) His long legs
(b) His funny ears
(c) His long hair
(d) His stuttering

13. Where else does Eugene go in this chapter?
(a) The library
(b) His church
(c) The quarry where his father gets stones
(d) The prostitute's house

14. Who does Eugene not tell about his new job?
(a) Eliza
(b) The Leonards
(c) Oliver
(d) Ben

15. What illness does Eliza have?
(a) Heart disease
(b) Bright's disease
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) Cancer

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the school that Eugene begins attending in this chapter?

2. What would best describe Eliza's business interests?

3. What does Oliver blame for Steve's problems?

4. Who is Horse Hines?

5. Who do Eliza and Oliver partner with?

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