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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Will think his experiment might do for his relationship with his daughter?
(a) Leslie loves her father and nothing will change that.
(b) If he proves God's existence then they will have something in common.
(c) Leslie already hates him and nothing will change that.
(d) Leslie won't understand his experiment.

2. Where did Will's father get the Luger from?
(a) From an SS Colonel.
(b) From General Patton.
(c) From a hunting guide.
(d) From his father.

3. Which of the following is NOT among the new things that Allison buys in town?
(a) A knapsack.
(b) Jeans.
(c) A spiral notebook.
(d) Boots.

4. How much is being offered for the island that Allison inherited off the Georgia coast?
(a) $200,000.
(b) $20.1 million.
(c) $2.1 million.
(d) Nothing, it's worthless.

5. How large is the estate that Will lives on?
(a) One hundred acres.
(b) Two acres.
(c) Ten thousand acres.
(d) Twenty acres.

6. What does Jimmy Rogers tell Will that he's done?
(a) That Will chose money over happiness.
(b) That Will lost his soul.
(c) That Will married his wife for money.
(d) That Will won it all.

7. Who does Will tell Kitty that he visited in Santa Fe the year before?
(a) Her daughter, Allison.
(b) One of their old classmates.
(c) Her brother, Sutter Vaughn.
(d) His pastor, Jack Curl.

8. What kind of energy does the stove require in order to work?
(a) Wood.
(b) Electricity.
(c) Coal.
(d) Gas.

9. Who is it that Jack wants to talk to Will about when they visit the nursing home?
(a) Kitty.
(b) Allison.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Marion.

10. Where does Allison get her water from?
(a) From the waterfall nearby.
(b) A stream runs through the greenhouse.
(c) She brings back jugs of water from town.
(d) The greenhouse still has working plumbing.

11. What does Allison buy the can of Brasso for?
(a) Putting the stove back together.
(b) To add to a salad.
(c) Polishing the stove.
(d) To oil the hinges.

12. What memory is triggered for Will when he's hunting out of bounds balls during the fivesome game of golf?
(a) He remembers a girl he loved in high school.
(b) He remembers when his father shot him.
(c) He remembers helping his wife in and out of her wheelchair.
(d) He remembers taking his dog for walks in Central Park.

13. What does Allison find out about her aunt's estate from the police officer?
(a) That it burned down.
(b) That it is the largest estate in Linwood.
(c) That someone lives there.
(d) That it is haunted.

14. What does Ewell McBee tell Will about Sarah Goodman ("Cheryl Lee") that makes Will want to meet her?
(a) That she's Jewish and from North Carolina.
(b) That she's the star of the erotic film, Foxy Frolics.
(c) That she plays violin.
(d) That her father is Sol Goodman.

15. What does Allison need the WD-40 for?
(a) To polish the stove.
(b) The hinges on some of the windows needed oiling.
(c) To loosen the screws on the stove.
(d) The door in the greenhouse squeaked.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Allison travel to Linwood, NC?

2. Why does Will go through the trouble of leaving such elaborate instructions for Lewis and Sutter to carry out?

3. Who is Allison's blond friend at the institution?

4. According to the author, what claim to fame does Linwood, North Carolina have?

5. What does Kitty ask Will to do?

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