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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, When is Marion planning to bring Franklin to Memphis?
(a) During summer vacation.
(b) At Christmas.
(c) Over spring break.
(d) At Thanksgiving.

2. Which battlefield do Fay and Fay think to visit in Chapter 4?
(a) Cold Harbor.
(b) Shiloh.
(c) Antietam.
(d) Chancellorsville.

3. Whom does John speak to on the phone in Chapter 2?
(a) Mrs. Woodmore.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Marion.
(d) Franklin.

4. What does Taft wonder about his son in Chapter 5?
(a) If he will ever get a girlfriend.
(b) If he wants to leave home.
(c) If he can get a wrestling scholarship.
(d) If he is doing drugs.

5. What business in Memphis does Fay's uncle run?
(a) Martin-Quick Pharmacy.
(b) Citizen's Bank and Trust.
(c) Mr. Bojangles.
(d) Shnucks Grocery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who approaches John Nickel about a job at the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. What does John decide was an pivotal event for Fay and Carl?

3. What does John fixate on at the beginning of Chapter 4?

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

5. When does the battlefield close in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Ruth introduced in Chapter 5?

2. Describe the interchange between Carl and John in Chapter 4?

3. What do John and Fay do at the battlefield in Chapter 4?

4. How does John feel about Fay's neighborhood in Chapter 3?

5. Describe the interchange John has with Cyndi in Chapter 4?

6. How has John's relationship with the Woodmoores changed?

7. Why do Taft's in-laws get annoyed at Carl in Chapter 6?

8. What does Taft worry about regarding his children in Chapter 5?

9. Why does Levon Taft dislike his in-laws?

10. Describe the frantic call that John gets at the end of the Chapter 1?

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