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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Carl particularly angry about having his stash taken in Chapter 8?
(a) He smuggled it into the country personally.
(b) He has promised it to buyers.
(c) He is on advance.
(d) He spent all night cutting it.

2. Why does John demand not to be taken to the hospital in Chapter 11?
(a) He is a Christian Scientist.
(b) He does not trust white doctor's
(c) He thinks he will die en route.
(d) He fears Carl will be arrested.

3. Where do Marion and Franklin first meet John in Chapter 7?
(a) John's apartment.
(b) Muddy's.
(c) A baseball game.
(d) The Woodmoores'.

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

5. Who calls John at the beginning on Chapter 7?
(a) Cyndi.
(b) Mrs. Woodmoore.
(c) Rose.
(d) Fay.

6. What does Carl do immediately before John kicks him out in Chapter 8?
(a) Try to punch him.
(b) Push Fay over.
(c) Break a glass.
(d) Make a grab for his stash.

7. What does Carl thank John for at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Letting him hang around Muddy's.
(b) Taking care of him weeks ago.
(c) The boxing lesson.
(d) Driving Fay home.

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

9. What does John assure Ruth of regarding Marion in the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) She is a good mother.
(b) She will never leave Miami.
(c) She doesn't want Franklin anymore.
(d) He does not want her back.

10. What kind of whiskey do Carl and John share in Chapter 7?
(a) Jameson.
(b) Jack Daniels.
(c) Jim Beam.
(d) Johnny Walker Blue.

11. What does Ruth demand immediately up entering Muddy's in Chapter 9?
(a) Money.
(b) A kiss.
(c) A drink.
(d) A ride home.

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

13. How does Fay get back into Muddy's in Chapter 11?
(a) She breaks a window.
(b) She comes in the back door.
(c) She jimmies the front door lock.
(d) She has stolen and copied John's key.

14. Who immediately accosts John when he enters Muddy's in Chapter 11?
(a) Wallace.
(b) Carl.
(c) Cyndi.
(d) Fay.

15. What does John say that enrages Ruth in Chapter 7?
(a) He wants to see Marion.
(b) She needs to lose weight.
(c) He is leaving Memphis.
(d) He should not have called her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Carl call Muddy's from in Chapter 9?

2. What does John teach Carl in Chapter 7?

3. In Chapter 7, why does Fay want John to apologize to her?

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

5. In Chapter 8, What does Fay pointedly ask John?

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