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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 does Keith Landry find in his mailbox in Chapter 8?
(a) A bill for old tickets.
(b) An eviction notice.
(c) A letter from Annie Baxter.
(d) A threat from Cliff Baxter.

2. Where did Keith Landry work for many years?
(a) Russia.
(b) Australia.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) England.

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

4. What does the thing in Annie Baxter's pocket make her think?
(a) That she might get five minutes of happiness.
(b) That she might escape from Spencerville.
(c) That she will have to confront her husband after all.
(d) That Keith Landry is dead.

5. How does Keith Landry spend his first week back in Spencerville?
(a) Looking for houses.
(b) Writing to Annie.
(c) Looking for a job.
(d) Working around the farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Billy Marlon?

2. What does Keith Landry drive around to look at in Chapter 5?

3. What interrupts Cliff Baxter at the end of Chapter 4?

4. Where have Keith Landry's parents gone?

5. From whom does Cliff Baxter ask for information about Keith Landry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Keith Landry invited to do at the dinner he has at the Porter household?

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

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

4. What happens after Keith Landry gives Billy Marlon a ride home?

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

6. How does Annie Baxter conclude that her husband is having an affair?

7. Why does Keith Landry decide to leave town?

8. Describe the relationship between Annie and Cliff Baxter.

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

10. How does the narrator describe the Porters' way of life?

(see the answer keys)

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