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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Mr. Ballantine treat Denver at first?
(a) He cursed him and called him a "nigger."
(b) He declared that Denver was his guardian angel.
(c) He thought Denver was a thief.
(d) He was terrified of Denver.

2. When Scott disliked the idea of bringing cigarettes to Mr. Ballantine in the hospital, how did Denver respond?
(a) That he should do it to bless him and not judge him.
(b) That Mr. Ballantine deserved some small pleasures.
(c) That he would break the news to Mr. Ballantine.
(d) That he would do it instead.

3. Who looked perfectly well, despite battling an illness?
(a) Deborah.
(b) Sister Bettie.
(c) Ron.
(d) Denver.

4. With whom was Ron having lunch when he received an important phone call from Deborah?
(a) Carson.
(b) His daughter.
(c) Denver.
(d) Brother Bill.

5. Denver agreed to the Colorado trip, but warned Ron of what?
(a) His love of Deborah.
(b) His trouble sleeping.
(c) His criminal record.
(d) His fear of heights.

6. What happened to a key person in this book in Chapter 34?
(a) This person became homeless.
(b) This person died of a liver infection.
(c) This person was abandoned by a spouse.
(d) This person began to live in unbearable physical pain.

7. Why was Denver's passionate speech about Deborah surprising?
(a) Because Denver said he would not attend the service.
(b) Because Ron asked him not to speak.
(c) Because he was thought to hate Deborah.
(d) Because he was normally soft-spoken.

8. For whom did Denver pray all night?
(a) Sister Bettie.
(b) Deborah.
(c) Regan.
(d) Carson.

9. Why did Denver stay at Deborah's grave until night?
(a) To cry.
(b) To keep watch.
(c) To talk to her and to God.
(d) To rage at God.

10. What did Denver bring to Mr. Ballantine in the hospital?
(a) Comic books.
(b) Beer.
(c) Letters from home.
(d) Cigarettes and food.

11. What was the name of Deborah's palomino pony that came to the funeral?
(a) Regan.
(b) Blessing.
(c) Gospel.
(d) Rocky.

12. At the dedication of the new cemetery, what was visible as far as the eye could see when fifty friends and family gathered in Deborah's memory?
(a) Yellow flowers.
(b) Purple blossoms.
(c) Pink roses.
(d) Chocolate lillies.

13. Who was Craig Dearden?
(a) A preacher.
(b) A sharecropper.
(c) A shelter volunteer.
(d) A physician.

14. At a ceremony in Deborah's honor, from what book did Ron read Deborah's notes that were scribbled in the margins?
(a) Her diary.
(b) Her scrapbook.
(c) Her family album.
(d) Her Bible.

15. What did Deborah do, despite the doctor's opinion?
(a) Tried to save her marriage.
(b) Started chemotherapy.
(c) Prayed for a miraculous healing for Denver.
(d) Sought counseling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who studied art history, but did not like the art business?

2. In what type of casket was Deborah buried?

3. Why did Ron begin to worry about Denver in Chapter 37?

4. Though Deborah had not spoken in five days, what did she suddenly cry out to Ron?

5. How did Denver manage to come back from Colorado with so much money?

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