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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Idabel going to retrieve from the creek in Chapter 5?
(a) Some shoes.
(b) A rope.
(c) Her dog.
(d) A watermelon.

2. What breaks the tension in the room for Joel in Chapter 4 while Amy is playing an instrument?
(a) A bell ringing.
(b) Rain.
(c) A noise upstairs.
(d) The piano being played.

3. Who is described as stomping on the ground during the religious service in Chapter 3?
(a) Angela Lee.
(b) Zoo.
(c) Joel.
(d) Jesus Fever.

4. In what state is Paradise Chapel located?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Mississippi.

5. What is the name of Randolph's mother?
(a) Annie Rose.
(b) Florabel.
(c) Angela Lee.
(d) Roberta.

6. Where does the religious service continue after it is interrupted?
(a) In the barn.
(b) In the parlor.
(c) Under the porch.
(d) In the kitchen.

7. What does Joel do after witnessing the singing and exhortations during the religious service?
(a) Cries.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Cowers in awe.
(d) Becomes angry.

8. What does Florabel bemoan about her sister when talking with Joel in Chapter 5?
(a) Her rebelliousness.
(b) Her tomboy ways.
(c) Her love for her dog.
(d) Her stupidity.

9. To which place does the eccentric hermit tell Joel he must come to retrieve the item he wants to make for him?
(a) The local bar.
(b) The town square.
(c) His house.
(d) The riverbank.

10. What does Randolph and Amy seem incapable of providing to Joel after the tennis ball enters the room?
(a) Direct answers.
(b) Emotion.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Comfort.

11. What is the occupation of the local who offers Joel a nickel if he will stop a girl from throwing rocks at his shop?
(a) A cook.
(b) A sheriff.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A barber.

12. What is the name of the mule that Joel rides on to his father's house?
(a) Jim.
(b) Buck.
(c) Henry.
(d) John Brown.

13. While Amy plays music in Chapter 4, what does Randolf whisper to Joel?
(a) That he hates him.
(b) That he hopes he likes him.
(c) That he is in love with him.
(d) That his father is dead.

14. What is Joel's father's name?
(a) Sydney Katz.
(b) John Brown.
(c) Ed Samson.
(d) Keg Brown.

15. What is the name of the old Negro pygmy who offers Joel a ride to his father's house?
(a) John Brown.
(b) Little Sunshine.
(c) Randolph.
(d) Jesus Fever.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joel place in a box along with a feather that he had taken from Sam Radclif's truck?

2. What is the name of the hotel in which Little Sunshine lives?

3. What does Jesus Fever's granddaughter tell Joel he must attend on Sunday afternoons in Chapter 2?

4. What does the item that the eccentric hermit brings to Zoo supposed to have?

5. How many gunshots does Joel hear at the end of Chapter 5?

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