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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While giving Fay a tour of the bar in Chapter 2, John marvels what about Tennessee?
(a) It is so small.
(b) It is so diverse.
(c) It is so poor.
(d) It is so green.

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

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

4. In Chapter 5, what does Mr. Woodmoore say about Marion?
(a) She is developing an alcohol problem.
(b) She never calls anymore.
(c) She is unhappy.
(d) She is pregnant again.

5. In Chapter 6, what does Ruth insist about John's drumming?
(a) He was overrated.
(b) He was better on trumpet.
(c) He was underutilized by his band.
(d) He could have been professional.

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

7. In Chapter 6, what does Taft fear regarding his in-laws and his children?
(a) His in-laws want the children as surrogates.
(b) His children are stealing from his in-laws.
(c) His children resent the in-laws.
(d) His in-laws are trying to convert his children to Catholicism.

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

9. Who does John Nickel imagine as he walks through Fay's house?
(a) Franklin.
(b) Marion.
(c) Her father.
(d) His brother.

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

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

12. Who apologizes to John before he leaves to pick up Fay in Chapter 4?
(a) Marion.
(b) Cyndi.
(c) Wallace.
(d) Carl.

13. How old was Marion when she met John?
(a) 13.
(b) 25.
(c) 18.
(d) 40.

14. Where do Taft's in-laws live?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Coalfield.
(c) Nashville.
(d) St. Louis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do John and Fay look at immediately upon entering the battlefield in Chapter 4?

2. What does John always bring with him to dinner with the Woodmoores?

3. Where did Fay work in Coalfield?

4. What is Mr. Woodmoore's career?

5. What vaguely racist thing does the bartender at Rum Boogie Cafe do in Chapter 2?

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