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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 the cops threaten Keith Landry with?
(a) Death.
(b) A beating.
(c) Arrest.
(d) Lawsuits.

2. Where does the food come from that Keith Landry eats for dinner in Chapter 11?
(a) Landry's own farm.
(b) The local market.
(c) The Porters' garden.
(d) South Asia.

3. What came in between Keith Landry and Jeffrey Porter?
(a) Jeffrey Porter's opposition to the war in Vietnam.
(b) Keith Landry's work at Jeffrey Porter's father's business.
(c) Money.
(d) Annie.

4. What does Annie Baxter wonder as we meet her?
(a) Whether her husband will ever quit drinking.
(b) Whether her husband knows how deep in debt he is.
(c) Whether her husband suspects that she knows about his infidelities.
(d) Whether her husband is going to live much longer.

5. What does Annie Baxter believe her husband uses work as an excuse for?
(a) Infidelities.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Spying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Keith Landry and his visitor do together?

2. What led to the split between Keith and Annie?

3. How does Keith Landry feel about the things offered to him?

4. How does Keith Landry spend his first week back in Spencerville?

5. What is Cliff Baxter's reaction when Annie Baxter fires her gun?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the role of infidelity in the Baxter household?

3. Describe the reunion between Jeffrey Porter and Keith Landry.

4. What does Keith Landry do now that he is back in his old hometown?

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

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

7. How does Cliff Baxter try to get information on Keith Landry?

8. What was Keith Landry's relationship with Annie like, before they split?

9. What was Keith Landry's relationship with Cliff Baxter in high school?

10. Descartes the meeting Gail Porter put together.

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