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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why, according to the mechanic in Chapter 10, will the car insurance only pay a few hundred?
(a) Another car was not involved.
(b) Taft was not driving.
(c) This was not his first accident.
(d) The car is almost totalled.

2. Why is Wallace surprised by in Chapter 7?
(a) Fay is not 21.
(b) He is being demoted.
(c) John has a child.
(d) Cyndi is dating Carl.

3. Where does Fay spend most of her time on the second work shift in Chapter 7?
(a) Behind the bar.
(b) In the bathroom.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) Working the tables.

4. What does Carl demand of John after he breaks into Muddy's in Chapter 11?
(a) John's pistol.
(b) The deposit.
(c) His sister.
(d) His drug stash.

5. Who visits Taft in the middle of the night in Chapter 10?
(a) Carl.
(b) Tommy Lawson.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Fay.

6. Where is Taft in Chapter 12 when he has his fatal heart attack?
(a) His bedroom.
(b) The backyard.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The bathroom.

7. In Chapter 7, why does Fay want John to apologize to her?
(a) For hiring another waitress.
(b) For kissing her.
(c) For leaving her.
(d) For yelling at Carl.

8. In Chapter 8, Wallace reveal Carl to be what?
(a) A homosexual.
(b) A racist.
(c) A drug dealer.
(d) A rapist.

9. In the beginning of the Taft section of Chapter 12, where is Virginia?
(a) A rummage sale.
(b) A parent-teacher conference.
(c) A town meeting.
(d) A soup kitchen.

10. Where do John, Marion and Franklin meet for breakfast in Chapter 8?
(a) Denny's.
(b) Waffle House.
(c) IHOP.
(d) Shoney's.

11. Why is Carl not with Taft when he dies in Chapter 12?
(a) He is calling an ambulance.
(b) He refuses to touch him.
(c) He is in the toolshed.
(d) He is asleep.

12. Which character dies over the course of the novel?
(a) Taft.
(b) Franklin.
(c) Carl.
(d) John.

13. How old is Carl in the final passage of Taft?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 15.
(c) 40.
(d) 5.

14. At the beginning of Chapter 11, what does Franklin say he wants to be when he grows up?
(a) A drummer.
(b) A firefighter.
(c) A doctor.
(d) An archeologist.

15. Where does Carl call Muddy's from in Chapter 9?
(a) Jail.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Rum Boogie Cafe.
(d) The Woodmoores.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the doctor suggest to Marion at the end of Chapter 11?

2. Why do Mr. and Mrs. Woodmoore keep quiet in the house after the wounded John arrives in Chapter 11?

3. What does Fay ask John at the very beginning of Chapter 9?

4. Which of the following characters does not become romantically involved with John in the novel?

5. Who immediately accosts John when he enters Muddy's in Chapter 11?

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