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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the setting of the story?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Tenessee.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Arkansas.

2. On what day of the week does Jarvis get married?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.

3. What does F.Jasmin realize about the soldier as they sat in the Blue Moon to talk to each other?
(a) F. Jasmin realizes that the soldier has been discharged from the military.
(b) F. Jasmin realises that that soldier knows Jarvis.
(c) F. Jasmin realizes that the soldier thinks she is much older than she really is.
(d) F. Jasmin realizes that the solider has not traveled overseas.

4. Why does Frankie think that her brother and his fiancee are meant to be?
(a) Because they share the same favorite color.
(b) Because their names begin with the same two letters.
(c) Because they both are from Alabama.
(d) Because they like the same kinds of foods.

5. What is not one of the ways Frankie spends her day?
(a) Throwing knives against the backside of the garage.
(b) Eating.
(c) Playng with her dolls.
(d) Playing bridge.

6. What is Frankie's birth month?
(a) January.
(b) March.
(c) August.
(d) November.

7. What did Jarvis send Frankie three months after she sent her initial gift?
(a) A five dollar bill and his army dog tags.
(b) A thank you letter and a picture of him in his army uniform.
(c) A piece of animal hide and a ten dollar bill.
(d) A thank you letter and five dollar bill.

8. Why is Frankie not a member of the club in her neighborhood?
(a) Because the club members do not think that she dresses well.
(b) Because the club members do not like her.
(c) Because the club members said that she does not have enough money.
(d) Because the club members said she was too young and mean.

9. How many times had Berenice been married?
(a) Three times.
(b) One time.
(c) Four times.
(d) Two times.

10. Who is the first person that F. Jasmin shares her post-wedding plans with while at the Blue Moon?
(a) The Blue Moon's owner.
(b) A friend from school.
(c) A soldier.
(d) The monkey man.

11. What is the name of Frankie's cat?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Mable.
(c) Minnie.
(d) Whiskers.

12. How many cups of coffee did F. Jasmin's father like to drink before he started conversation for the day?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

13. When did Frankie's mother die?
(a) When Frankie was 4 years old.
(b) When Frankie was born.
(c) When Frankie was 6 years old.
(d) When Frankie was 2 years old.

14. Why did Frankie envy solders?
(a) Because they wore uniforms.
(b) Because they were able to drink beer.
(c) Because they were able to donate blood.
(d) Because they could travel and they were included in the war.

15. What are Frankie's plans after the wedding?
(a) Frankie plans to go with the bride and the groom.
(b) Frankie plans to move in with John Henry.
(c) Frankie plans to remain at home with her father.
(d) Frankie plans to run away with her boyfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was F. Jasmin in the neighborhood of the Blue Moon?

2. Which character makes the following remark, "You know its still hard for me to realize that the world turns around at a rate of about a thousand miles an hour."

3. Who is the first person on the Saturday before the wedding to speak to F. Jasmin while she is in town?

4. What does F. Jasmin do at 11:30 am on the Saturday before Jarvis's wedding?

5. In Part I, what does Frankie, Berenice, and John Henry do every afternoon after eating dinner?

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