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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. How troubled does the narrator say Byrdie is about his indictment for felony charges of distribution of hard drugs?
(a) Nervously amused.
(b) Profoundly anxious.
(c) Not at all troubled.
(d) Only a little worried.

2. In Chapter Ten, what does Meg tell she feels like she is raising, in Karen?
(a) A kitten.
(b) A horse.
(c) A bird of paradise.
(d) An iguana.

3. What does Byrdie say his purpose is, after a year of school?
(a) To serve his community’s needs.
(b) To profit himself and his family.
(c) To distinguish himself with his accomplishments.
(d) To earn a good woman’s trust.

4. What does the narrator say provided Temple’s mother Dee’s “one authentic encounter with the supernatural” (139)?
(a) Driving lessons with Karen.
(b) Gin and tonics.
(c) Meg and Lomax’ drugs.
(d) Ham biscuits.

5. When Meg looks in the mirror in Chapter Eight, what part of her fills her with lust?
(a) Her legs.
(b) Her shoulders.
(c) Her arms.
(d) Her abdomen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Meg confess her true story to in Chapter Ten?

2. Who does Temple suggest setting Meg up with?

3. Who does Mike want to say was responsible, when he makes his second statement in Chapter Nine?

4. What do Meg and Lomax discover they have been selling all this time, when they thought it was cocaine?

5. How does the narrator characterize Byrdie’s college vision of life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the costumes Karen and Temple wear to the Halloween party at Thetan House?

2. How do Lomax and Meg skate by when a local cocaine bust does not touch them?

3. How does Meg meet Luke?

4. What writing advice does Luke give Meg?

5. Why is the case of the drug bust frustrating for the district attorney?

6. How do Temple and Karen end up going to UVA?

7. What changes lead Meg and Karen to leave their shack and move to a housing development?

8. What are Meg’s three fears about getting caught dealing drugs?

9. How does Karen end up involved deciphering Temple’s love letters?

10. What is the sheltering sky, and what does it mean to Temple?

(see the answer keys)

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