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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. What does Lucius say happened to the car?
(a) It broke down
(b) Its wheel got stuck in a ditch
(c) It crashed
(d) It ran out of petrol

2. What was the hotel called where Boon stayed?
(a) Global Hotel
(b) The Pistol Hotel
(c) Commercial Hotel
(d) The Lock Hotel

3. How many families are responsible for Boon?
(a) Four
(b) Two
(c) Six
(d) Three

4. Who runs Ballenbaugh's?
(a) Mr. Ballenbaugh
(b) Miss Ballenbaugh
(c) Mr. Jackson
(d) Miss. Schreck

5. What part of Miss Corrie's body does Boon grab?
(a) Her shoulders
(b) Her hips
(c) Her breasts
(d) Her buttocks

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Miss Reba ask Miss Corrie to ring?

2. Who does not want children in the house?

3. What does the plow man do when people get stuck in the mud?

4. What does Grandfather accidentally spit out of the car's front window?

5. What special something does Minnie have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lucius learn about Binford?

2. In what way does Binford abuse the women in his charge?

3. How does Grandfather's purchase of the automobile show him to be a proud man?

4. Why can Boon not lock the automobile in the garage?

5. How does beginning of Chapter 5 describe the transition between Mississippi and Tennessee?

6. Describe what Lucius sees along the path.

7. Why does Ned feel so at ease with the prostitutes?

8. Describe Boon's character.

9. What plot elements does this chapter introduce?

10. What does Lucius learn during the novel?

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