Taft Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Ann Patchett
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Taft Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Ann Patchett
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What singer does Cyndi put on in Chapter 3 that annoys John?
(a) Elvis.
(b) Sam Cooke.
(c) Waylen Jennings.
(d) David Bowie.

2. What does John fixate on at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Fay touching his neck.
(b) Franklin's voice.
(c) Carl almost dying.
(d) Cyndi's dancing.

3. What does John always bring with him to dinner with the Woodmoores?
(a) A pecan pie.
(b) A bottle of wine.
(c) A copy of the newspaper.
(d) A box of cigarettes.

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

5. Which of the following relatives does John not see through the window with Fay in Chapter 6?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Carl.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her uncle.

6. When does the battlefield close in Chapter 4?
(a) It is open 24 hours.
(b) Dusk.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 4 p.m.

7. In Chapter 4, John asks Cyndi if she would be comfortable doing what?
(a) Running the bar.
(b) Running money to the bank.
(c) Picking up Fay.
(d) Mixing cocktails.

8. How old does Fay admit to being in Chapter 6?
(a) Almost 16.
(b) Almost 20.
(c) Almost 22.
(d) Almost 18.

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

10. Where did Carl work after his father's death?
(a) A gas station.
(b) The local high school.
(c) A mechanic's shop.
(d) A lumberyard.

11. What is Levon Taft's day job?
(a) A carpet factory.
(b) A sports bar.
(c) A car dealership.
(d) A Ford plant.

12. Where did Fay work in Coalfield?
(a) Piggly Wiggly.
(b) Walmart.
(c) Checkers.
(d) Dairy Queen.

13. What did Marion demand in return for moving back in with John?
(a) He give up drumming forever.
(b) He pay her way through school.
(c) They get married.
(d) They move out of Memphis.

14. In Chapter 3, John notices that Carl does not have what?
(a) A drug of choice.
(b) A favorite football team.
(c) His own car.
(d) All of his fingers.

15. Why is John angry at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Wallace is sick.
(b) The broiler is broken.
(c) Fay hasn't shown up.
(d) Cyndi is drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the weather when John arrives at the Woodmoore house in Chapter 5?

2. Where do Fay and John eventually find Carl in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 5, Ruth has just moved back to Memphis from where?

4. While Cyndi is drunk in Chapter 3, she talks about her time where?

5. What does John notice about Carl as he leaves the bar in Chapter 2?

(see the answer keys)

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