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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. Who gets standoffish with John near the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Marion.
(b) Carl.
(c) Wallace.
(d) Fay.

2. When did John decide he wanted Marion back?
(a) When he saw his child.
(b) When Marion became pregnant.
(c) When his father died.
(d) When he nearly died in a car crash.

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

4. Where do Taft's in-laws live?
(a) Memphis.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Nashville.
(d) Coalfield.

5. What is Levon Taft's day job?
(a) A carpet factory.
(b) A Ford plant.
(c) A sports bar.
(d) A car dealership.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does John speak to on the phone in Chapter 2?

2. What do the Woodmoores regularly try to convince Marion to do?

3. What does Carl do while he is at the bar in Chapter 3?

4. Why does Taft stop working on the deck early in Chapter 5?

5. Why does John feel awful in the morning of Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Ruth introduced in Chapter 5?

2. How are Taft's feelings about race elucidated in Chapter 6?

3. What is the nature of Ruth and John's visit together in the midst of Chapter 6?

4. Describe John and Fay's first kiss.

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

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

7. Why did John Nickel leave Marion?

8. What does John learn about Marion at dinner in Chapter 5?

9. What do Marion and John discuss at the end of Chapter 5?

10. What does John imagine at the end of Chapter 4?

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