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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Painted Stick say he is used for?
(a) For divination purposes.
(b) As a walking stick.
(c) As a magic wand.
(d) As a navigational device.

2. After Boomer picks Ellen Cherry up in the Turkey, where do they go?
(a) California.
(b) They don't know.
(c) New York.
(d) Back home.

3. How is Colonial Pines described?
(a) A suburb without a nearby city.
(b) An agricultural mecca.
(c) A typical American small town.
(d) A thriving metropolis.

4. What frustrates Boomer about people's reaction to the Turkey?
(a) They don't understand why he makes it.
(b) They want to go inside it.
(c) They keep praising it.
(d) They keep wanting to touch it.

5. Why does Can 'o Beans want to be left behind on the way to New York?
(a) Because he's afraid of Jerusalem.
(b) Because he doesn't believe in Painted Stick and Conch Shell.
(c) So he can try to find Ellen Cherry.
(d) So he doesn't slow the group down.

6. What "bomb" does Ellen Cherry get in the mail?
(a) Divorce papers.
(b) News of Buddy's death.
(c) A plane ticket to Jerusalem.
(d) An invitation to Boomer's art show.

7. How does Boomer's turkey get noticed by a well-known art dealer?
(a) Ellen Cherry parks it outside an art museum.
(b) The dealer sees it and puts an ad in the classifieds looking for the creator.
(c) Boomer backs into the dealer's car at the grocery store.
(d) The dealer is coming by to look at Ellen Cherry's paintings.

8. What is Boomer Petway's trade?
(a) Welder.
(b) Plumber.
(c) Auto mechanic.
(d) Electrician.

9. What city does Ellen Cherry move to after she recovers from the shock of leaving art school?
(a) Santa Fe.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Boulder.

10. Why does Boomer think that Ellen Cherry "can't be married to a man"?
(a) Because she's contemptuous.
(b) Because she's married to her art.
(c) Because she only cares about herself.
(d) Because she's jealous.

11. What does the barkeep say his sister sees after having a couple of drinks during the day?
(a) A stick, a fork or spoon, and a sock walking down the road.
(b) A stick and a Conch Shell jumping in the trunk of her car.
(c) A stick, a fork or spoon, and can of beans carrying a sock.
(d) A can of beans and spoon looking in her window.

12. What does Roland Abu Hadee do after he is kicked out of school?
(a) Works as a dishwasher.
(b) Takes a road trip.
(c) Joins a religious commune.
(d) Works as a waiter.

13. What is Roland Abu Hadee's distinguishing feature?
(a) Large hands.
(b) His height.
(c) A missing eye.
(d) A red nose.

14. According to the narrator, religion inevitably leads to what?
(a) Enlightenment.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Peace.
(d) War.

15. Who is attacked by a porcupine?
(a) Can 'o Beans.
(b) Painted Stick.
(c) Conch Shell.
(d) Dirty Sock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Spike Cohen's fetish?

2. What does Ellen Cherry choose to do during her celebration with Boomer at the Drive-in?

3. What does Ellen Cherry do while she watches Turn Around Norman?

4. How does Spoon end up with Ellen Cherry?

5. What resolve does Ellen Cherry make with regard to her art as a result of Boomer's successful art show?

(see the answer keys)

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