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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does John decide should handle the bar deposits in Chapter 4?
(a) Wallace.
(b) Cyndi.
(c) Rose.
(d) Fay.

2. How is Franklin hurt at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) He cuts his face.
(b) He scrapes his knee.
(c) He sprains his ankle.
(d) He fall off a ledge.

3. Where do Fay and John eventually find Carl in Chapter 3?
(a) The doorway of Muddy's.
(b) The woods behind Fay's house.
(c) A methadone clinic.
(d) Out front of Fay's house.

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

5. What does Carl say to John at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) He tells him to stay away from Fay.
(b) He asks for a job.
(c) He apologizes.
(d) He is unintelligible.

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

7. In Chapter 5, what still amazes John about the Woodmoores?
(a) They got over their hatred of him.
(b) They do not own a television.
(c) They still call him James.
(d) They never speak to Marion.

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

9. How is the weather when John arrives at the Woodmoore house in Chapter 5?
(a) It is unseasonably warm.
(b) It is cool and clear.
(c) It is snowing.
(d) It is raining.

10. What does John refuse to do for Fay at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Tell her about his son.
(b) Give her a raise.
(c) Take her back to his apartment.
(d) Kiss her.

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

12. Where does Levon work as a night security guard?
(a) A lumberyard.
(b) An airstrip.
(c) A mall.
(d) An impound lot.

13. What was John's job at Muddy's when he started there?
(a) Booking bands.
(b) Bussing tables.
(c) Watching the door.
(d) Balancing the books.

14. Where is Budd Woodmoore stationed?
(a) Germany.
(b) Okinawa.
(c) Kuwait.
(d) Guantanamo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who approaches John Nickel about a job at the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. Why does John feel awful in the morning of Chapter 2?

3. Why is John uncomfortable in Fay's neighborhood?

4. In Chapter 5, what does Taft admonish Fay about?

5. Who apologizes to John before he leaves to pick up Fay in Chapter 4?

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