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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Eugene's parents in this chapter (Part 1, Chapter 11)?
(a) They move away for a short time
(b) They divorce
(c) They separate
(d) They have a major fight

2. What would best describe Eliza's business interests?
(a) Eliza is doing well but her brother Will is not
(b) They are doing very well
(c) The roominghouse is not making money
(d) She is not a very good business person

3. What does Oliver threaten to do to Eliza?
(a) Kill her
(b) Leave her
(c) Have her arrested
(d) Send back to her family

4. Who is the dominant force in the Gant home?
(a) Oliver
(b) Helen
(c) Steve
(d) Eugene

5. What does Oliver sell to Eliza?
(a) His interest in the roominghouse
(b) His burial plot
(c) His shop
(d) The angel

6. What does Coker do?
(a) He is the local undertaker
(b) He is a lung specialist
(c) He is a pharmacist
(d) He is a stable owner

7. What does Oliver blame for Steve's problems?
(a) Tuberculosis
(b) His own drinking
(c) Eliza's overprotection
(d) Mountain blood

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

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

10. Who dies of typhoid in this chapter?
(a) Oliver
(b) Ben
(c) Helen
(d) Grover

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

12. Where does Eugene live most of the time when he is attending the Leonards' school?
(a) Dixieland
(b) In a dorm at the school
(c) His father's home
(d) The Leonards' home

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

14. How long does he attend the new school set up by the Leonards?
(a) 1 year
(b) 5 years
(c) 6 months
(d) 4 years

15. What is the community where he works called?
(a) Southside
(b) Altamont
(c) Shadytown
(d) Niggertown

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Horse Hines?

2. Who does Mrs. Leonard help with information about the war?

3. How would you describe Eugene as a student?

4. What does Guy Doak do for Eugene?

5. Steve returns in this chapter, where has he been?

(see the answer keys)

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