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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. What is Cyndi angling for in Chapter 4?
(a) Sex with John.
(b) Getting Fay fired.
(c) Time off.
(d) A raise.

2. What did Marion demand in return for moving back in with John?
(a) He pay her way through school.
(b) He give up drumming forever.
(c) They get married.
(d) They move out of Memphis.

3. In Chapter 6, how does Taft feel about visiting his in-laws?
(a) He is the only one willing to do it.
(b) He dislikes it.
(c) He looks forward to it.
(d) He is indifferent to it.

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

5. How does Ruth treat Fay in Chapter 6?
(a) She asks her about her brother.
(b) She commiserates with her.
(c) She ribs her.
(d) She ignores her.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what does John decide he will do if Franklin wants to visit?

2. In Chapter 6, what does John tell the Woodmoores about his interest in Ruth?

3. What does John always bring with him to dinner with the Woodmoores?

4. Where is Budd Woodmoore stationed?

5. At the Rum Boogie Cafe, John is certain he will have sex with a woman despite what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where do John and Fay travel in Chapter 4?

6. How does Fay describe her family to John In Chapter 6?

7. In what state is Carl when John and Fay find him in Chapter 3?

8. Why does John call Ruth in Chapter 6?

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

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

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