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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What world event happens during Part 3 Chapter 29?
(a) The US declares war on Russia
(b) The US declares war on Canada
(c) The US declares war on Germany
(d) The US declares war on England

2. How is Eugene received when he returns to the university?
(a) He is still not accepted
(b) No one really knows he is there
(c) He is a joke on campus
(d) He is well accepted

3. Who does Gant say is an alcoholic?
(a) Daisy
(b) Laura
(c) Eliza
(d) Helen

4. Who is Eugene's new roomate?
(a) Hugh Barton
(b) Guy Doak
(c) Jennings Ware
(d) Bob Sterling

5. What response does Eugene get to his question, "Where is the world."
(a) All around us
(b) In our hearts
(c) Everywhere
(d) Nowhere - You are the world

6. What is Luke's impression of Ben's preparation for burial?
(a) He looks too pale
(b) He has too much makeup
(c) His suit does not fit
(d) He hair is not fixed right

7. Who cries throughout the proceedings?
(a) Laura
(b) Eugene
(c) Eliza and Helen
(d) Gant

8. How old is Laura James?
(a) 26
(b) 16
(c) 21
(d) 18

9. Where is the wedding held?
(a) Baptist Church
(b) Dixieland
(c) Methodist Church
(d) Presbyterian Church

10. Why does Laura leave the boarding house?
(a) She and Eugene have a fight
(b) To go home for July 4th
(c) Her father is dying
(d) To have a baby

11. She writes Eugene a letter, what devastating news does it contain?
(a) She is marrying someone else
(b) She is gravely ill
(c) Her father's business has collapsed
(d) Her father is dying

12. Who does Eugene say is the best paper boy he has ever seen?
(a) Himself
(b) Ben
(c) Luke
(d) Jennings Wade

13. What does Eliza tell Eugene to do?
(a) Go to South Carolina and visit Laura
(b) Write Laura an elaborate letter
(c) Go join the Army
(d) Go see a prostitute in her boarding house

14. How does Eugene travel back to Altamont?
(a) Car
(b) Hitchhikes
(c) Bus
(d) Train

15. Where is Ben's funeral held?
(a) At the Baptist church
(b) At the Presbyterian church
(c) At Dixieland
(d) At the Methodist church

Short Answer Questions

1. How much is to be given to each child upon the death of Gant?

2. What is Eugene's favorite class?

3. What family member is not present when Ben dies?

4. Who finds out they have a weakness in their lungs?

5. Who takes Eugene to a Negro prostitute?

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