View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Ruth and John do after meeting in Chapter 6?
(a) Get high together.
(b) Have sex.
(c) Call Marion.
(d) Talk about Franklin.

3. Who does the applicant in Chapter 1 remind John Nickel of?
(a) His father.
(b) Etta James.
(c) Marion.
(d) Franklin.

4. In Chapter 6, what does John tell the Woodmoores about his interest in Ruth?
(a) He wants her to see a band with him.
(b) He wants her to help him pick out a new suit.
(c) He wants her to fix his sound system.
(d) He wants her to join him for dinner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John refuse to do for Fay at the end of Chapter 3?

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

3. What does the Taft family do its first day in Memphis?

4. What is Carl wearing in Chapter 6?

5. What is Rose's job at Muddy's?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do John and Fay meet in Chapter 1?

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

4. Why does John buy cigarettes in Chapter 5?

5. What does John reason about the Taft house in the beginning of Chapter 4?

6. In Chapter 2, what does Fay reveal to John about herself?

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

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

9. Describe the interchange between John and Fay in Chapter 5.

10. What role does Carl play at Muddy's as time does on?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 897 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample