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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. Nola's family's business was ________________.
(a) farming.
(b) law.
(c) ranching.
(d) trucking.

2. Why did Joe once shove Bailey into a trash can?
(a) For squealing on him about test answers.
(b) For kissing his sister.
(c) For breaking his new ball bat.
(d) For hitting on the girlfriend of the tennis club manager.

3. Why had Nola's brother taken Bruce behind the barn?
(a) To shoot rifles.
(b) To smoke dope.
(c) To get some peace.
(d) To drink whiskey.

4. What disease had stricken Bruce's brother?
(a) Heart Disease.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Cancer.

5. Who had Bruce given the item in #110 to wear?
(a) Joe.
(b) Jim.
(c) Nola.
(d) Chet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bruce wonder as he stands in front of the house?

2. What did Bruce and the girl in #103 do during the intermission at the dance?

3. Why didn't Nola want to leave the cabin early?

4. The box contains two stacks of letters, an envelope filled with pictures and _______________.

5. Bruce realizes the box was not packed by Aunt Margaret but had been returned to him from _______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the only life Bruce had ever envisioned for his future?

2. Why does Bruce think more about his time with Nola than Chet when he returned for Chet's funeral?

3. What could account for Bruce's high opinion of himself as a young man?

4. How does the author show Bruce's affections for his mother regarding his going to the prom?

5. How does Bruce violate his instincts about bringing any friends into their home?

6. How does Bruce feel that he is above Nola's family members?

7. What factors must Bruce weigh in making decisions for his future?

8. What does Bruce recall about spending time at the Mulders' home?

9. What game did the couples play when Bruce and Nola accompanied Bailey and his girlfriend to a cabin one weekend?

10. What does Bruce recall about Nola's virginity the first time they were intimate?

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