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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. Who does Jimmy call?
(a) A hotel.
(b) Frank.
(c) Mavis.
(d) Mama Jean.

2. Does Jimmy keep the fact that he made a phone call secret?
(a) No--he tells Crab because he does not want to have a secret.
(b) Yes--it will be easier to get away from Crab if Crab doesn't know that people are helping him.
(c) No--he is afraid that Crab will hurt him if he finds out later.
(d) Yes--he does not want to anger Crab.

3. How does the narrator characterize the area where Jimmy wakes up?
(a) Pastoral.
(b) Industrial.
(c) Forest.
(d) Urban.

4. How does Frank pay for the rental?
(a) With cash.
(b) With someone else's credit card.
(c) With someone else's check.
(d) With his own credit card.

5. What does Jimmy ask Crab about?
(a) Jimmy's mother.
(b) His father.
(c) Where Crab grew up.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time passes between Crab and Jimmy's evasive maneuvers and resuming their trip?

2. How does Jimmy try to picture Crab?

3. What do Crab and Jimmy stop for next?

4. What is Franks' profession?

5. What does Frank rent?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Crab tell Jimmy to go to the room and stay there alone all night?

2. What happens to Crab and Jimmy on their way out of Chicago?

3. Where do Crab and Jimmy stop in Chicago?

4. What does Jimmy think about when he thinks of Mama Jean?

5. What does Jimmy do when Crab is distracted?

6. What makes Crab nervous about leaving the diner?

7. What does Crab tell Jimmy about his own father?

8. Where is Jimmy when he wakes up after some driving?

9. What does Crab ask Jimmy to say when he calls Rydell?

10. What are Jimmy's thoughts on returning to the room alone?

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