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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 do Keith Landry and his visitor do together?
(a) Get drunk.
(b) Go out for a drive.
(c) Go to a ball game.
(d) Walk into town.

2. Who is Billy Marlon?
(a) A friend of Cliff Baxter's.
(b) An old schoolmate of Keith Landry's.
(c) An old boyfriend of Annie's.
(d) A soldier from Keith Landry's platoon in Vietnam.

3. What is Keith Landry supposed to do, to play his part in the movement that's supposed to be gaining traction?
(a) Solicit contributions.
(b) Move out of town.
(c) Steal Annie from Cliff Baxter.
(d) Spy on Cliff Baxter.

4. What is Annie Baxter doing when we meet her?
(a) Finishing a legal case.
(b) Giving birth.
(c) Watching her husband finish dinner.
(d) Working late at the factory.

5. What does Annie promise Keith Landry?
(a) That she never loved him.
(b) That she has not stopped loving him.
(c) That she will never see him again.
(d) That she will see him soon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Keith Landry visit in Chapter 14?

2. Why doesn't Keith Landry stop at the Baxter house?

3. What holiday does Keith Landry spend with family?

4. What caused tension between Keith Landry and Annie before Keith left for Vietnam?

5. Where does Keith Landry return to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Annie and Cliff Baxter.

2. What are Keith Landry's feelings as we meet him?

3. What advice does the pastor give Keith Landry?

4. What does Keith Landry ultimately do with his car?

5. What was Keith Landry's career before taking forced retirement?

6. Describe the conflict that is being brewed as Keith Landry spends more time in Spencerville--and how it seems likely to be settled.

7. What happens when Annie confronts Cliff Baxter?

8. What happens on the night of Keith Landry's meeting with Cliff Baxter?

9. How does Cliff Baxter's presence influence Keith Landry's relationship with his car?

10. What is Cliff Baxter's reaction when he hears that Keith Landry is back in town?

(see the answer keys)

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