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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John decide was an pivotal event for Fay and Carl?
(a) Their father's death.
(b) The father losing his job.
(c) Moving to Memphis.
(d) Carl's turning to drugs.

2. What does Carl do while he is at the bar in Chapter 3?
(a) Play the jukebox.
(b) Read a book.
(c) Watch TV.
(d) Help with tables.

3. The statue on the battlefield commemorates the dead of which state?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Iowa.

4. What is John's concern regarding his applicant in Chapter 1?
(a) They have a foreign accent.
(b) They cannot provide a proof of citizenship.
(c) They have a criminal record.
(d) They seem too young.

5. At the end of Chapter 4, John imagines Car and Taft doing what?
(a) Playing catch.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Fixing a taillight.
(d) Fishing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Fay's mother's occupation before her husband's death?

2. When did John leave Marion?

3. According to Fay in Chapter 4, what did her mother spend all day doing after Taft's death?

4. Who gets standoffish with John near the end of Chapter 4?

5. When does the battlefield close in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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