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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. The statue on the battlefield commemorates the dead of which state?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Kentucky.

2. Why does John offer to drive Fay home in Chapter 3?
(a) He feels lonely.
(b) There is a tornado watch.
(c) She is tipsy.
(d) Carl hasn't shown.

3. What does John refuse to do for Fay at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Tell her about his son.
(b) Kiss her.
(c) Take her back to his apartment.
(d) Give her a raise.

4. Why does Taft stop working on the deck early in Chapter 5?
(a) He is having chest pains.
(b) He is too tired.
(c) Carl storms off.
(d) Fay needs a ride.

5. With whom are Carl and Fay living in Memphis?
(a) Their aunt and uncle.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Social services.
(d) Grandparents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who apologizes to John before he leaves to pick up Fay in Chapter 4?

2. What does John notice about Carl as he leaves the bar in Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 5, When is Marion planning to bring Franklin to Memphis?

4. What rule does John have about drinking?

5. In Chapter 4, John asks Cyndi if she would be comfortable doing what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did John Nickel leave Marion?

4. What happened to the Taft family after the patriarch's death?

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

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

7. Why does John call Ruth in Chapter 6?

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

9. Who does Fay introduce John to Chapter 2?

10. What call does John Nickel make at work in Chapter 2?

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