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

2. What prompts Gant's rampage in this chapter?
(a) Eugene's arrogance
(b) His own drinking
(c) His lack of money
(d) Eliza's nagging

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

4. In Part 2, Chapter 18 where does Steve live?
(a) South Carolina
(b) New Orleans
(c) Dixieland
(d) Indiana

5. Who treats Gant for his illness?
(a) Daisy
(b) Eliza
(c) Eugene
(d) Dr. McGuire

Short Answer Questions

1. Gilbert Guant changed his name to what?

2. Who dies of typhoid in this chapter?

3. In Chapter 23 where does Eliza go?

4. From time to time, where to Gant and Eugene go?

5. Why does Ben want to go to Canada to join the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe Oliver Gant's experience in Sydney.

2. Briefly describe Eugene's attitude toward academics.

3. Explain Eugene's attitude toward racial and ethnic prejudice.

4. Why do you think the family chooses to have the funeral in the Presbyterian church?

5. In what ways does Steve reflect his father's personality?

6. Briefly explain the importance of the deal that Eugene makes with Hugh.

7. What is the major stumbling block to this relationship?

8. Do you think that the fact that Eugene is so young when he goes off to college has any effect on him?

9. How does the job as a paper boy build his confidence?

10. Briefly explain the Gant childrens' work experiences as children.

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