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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who approaches John Nickel about a job at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Cyndi.
(b) Wallace.
(c) Carl.
(d) Fay.

3. Why does John feel awful in the morning of Chapter 2?
(a) He fell asleep in a chair.
(b) He did not sleep.
(c) He drank too much.
(d) He is getting a cold.

4. What does the Taft family do its first day in Memphis?
(a) Go to church.
(b) Shop.
(c) Have s picnic.
(d) Play baseball.

5. What promise does John make Marion at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) To behave.
(b) To find them a hotel.
(c) To stop calling.
(d) To take up yoga.

6. Who is teaching Fay a new skill at Muddy's in Chapter 5?
(a) Wallace.
(b) Rose.
(c) Cyndi.
(d) Carl.

7. What task in the bar does John worry about delegating in Chapter 3?
(a) Refilling the kegs.
(b) The nightly deposit.
(c) Payroll.
(d) Locking up the bar.

8. Why is John uncomfortable in Fay's neighborhood?
(a) It is known for gang violence.
(b) It is outside of town.
(c) It is in a dry county.
(d) It is affluent and white.

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

10. What does John notice about Carl as he leaves the bar in Chapter 2?
(a) He walks very straight and fast.
(b) He can barely walk.
(c) He always walks behind Fay.
(d) He is skipping.

11. In Chapter 5, why does John state he is indebted to Ruth?
(a) She convinced Marion to return to Memphis.
(b) She stuck by him in the bad days.
(c) She never missed one of his shows.
(d) She lent him a few hundred dollars.

12. In Chapter 5, what does Taft admonish Fay about?
(a) Lying.
(b) Staying out late.
(c) Almost failing a test.
(d) Eating too much.

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

14. What was Fay's mother's occupation before her husband's death?
(a) Waitress.
(b) Librarian.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Secretary.

15. why is Lily annoyed at Carl during the visit in Chapter 6?
(a) He is high.
(b) He curses regularly.
(c) He won't eat.
(d) He goes to sleep early.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, Taft jokes with Fay before what?

2. With whom are Carl and Fay living in Memphis?

3. Where did Fay work in Coalfield?

4. What tender gesture does John make toward Fay on the battlefield in Chapter 4?

5. What do the Woodmoores regularly try to convince Marion to do?

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