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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 - 10, By the Grace of Lurvy, The Substance of Things Hoped For.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument does Rev. Johnny Latt play?
(a) French Horn.
(b) Trumpet.
(c) Saxophone.
(d) Flute.

2. What year is the Airstream trailer that Tin Lurvy leaves to Jeremiah in his will?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1960.

3. What does Swede read to Reuben the night after the first day of Davy's trial?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(c) C. S. Lewis.
(d) Graham Greene.

4. How many men in the following days show up at the courthouse armed with old guns to join the posse searching for Davy?
(a) 45 men.
(b) 50 men.
(c) 30 men.
(d) 25 men.

5. What type of candy bar comes with Reuben's pay for tearing down the corncrib?
(a) Mr. Goodbar.
(b) Hershey bar.
(c) Almond Joy.
(d) Milky Way.

Short Answer Questions

1. About twelve days after Davy's escape, Reuben comes to tell his father that his lungs are tight. What is Jeremiah reading that night?

2. How many hours a week did Jeremiah work sweeping and painting in the athletic building while he was in medical school?

3. In what hospital was Reuben born?

4. What type of vehicle do the Lands drive when they go hunting at Shultz's place?

5. On what floor did Helen, Jeremiah, and Davy Land live when they lived in student housing?

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