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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the ranger in Chapter 4 warn Fay and John not to do before letting them into the battlefield?
(a) Get lost.
(b) Make too much noise.
(c) Vandalize anything.
(d) Camp.

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

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

5. What question does Fay ask John that makes him uncomfortable in Chapter 5?
(a) If he sees his son often.
(b) Whether he likes white people.
(c) Whether he likes her.
(d) If he is married.

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

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

8. What sport was Carl a star of?
(a) Track.
(b) Lacrosse.
(c) Wrestling.
(d) Basketball.

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

10. Who threatened John when he visited Franklin in the nursery for the first time?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Mr. Woodmoore.
(c) Marion.
(d) Mrs. Woodmoore.

11. How is the weather in Chapter 6?
(a) It is raining.
(b) It is scorching hot.
(c) It is dry and mild.
(d) A frost is coming.

12. When did John leave Marion?
(a) When she started doing cocaine.
(b) When she became preganant.
(c) When she was in nursing school.
(d) When she wanted to get married.

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

14. How did Fay's father die?
(a) Heart failure.
(b) A car accident.
(c) A stroke.
(d) Pancreatic cancer.

15. What is Mr. Woodmoore's career?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Automotive engineer.
(c) Tugboat captain.
(d) Neurologist.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does Taft fear regarding his in-laws and his children?

2. Why is John angry at the beginning of Chapter 6?

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

4. Why does John admonish Eddie's father in Chapter 2?

5. Who does John Nickel imagine as he walks through Fay's house?

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