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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 kind of whiskey do Carl and John share in Chapter 7?
(a) Jim Beam.
(b) Johnny Walker Blue.
(c) Jack Daniels.
(d) Jameson.

2. Why, according to the mechanic in Chapter 10, will the car insurance only pay a few hundred?
(a) This was not his first accident.
(b) The car is almost totalled.
(c) Another car was not involved.
(d) Taft was not driving.

3. What was Carl evidently doing when he crashed the car?
(a) Changing radio stations.
(b) Racing another car.
(c) Sleeping at the wheel.
(d) Driving drunk.

4. Why is Carl particularly angry about having his stash taken in Chapter 8?
(a) He smuggled it into the country personally.
(b) He has promised it to buyers.
(c) He is on advance.
(d) He spent all night cutting it.

5. Who does Taft fear is dead in Chapter 8?
(a) Fay.
(b) Tommy Lawson.
(c) Carl.
(d) Victoria.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who immediately accosts John when he enters Muddy's in Chapter 11?

2. Who does the officer in the jail insist must bail out Carl in Chapter 9?

3. What does Taft give Tommy Lawson's boy to cool him off?

4. How much does the mechanic quote Taft for the damage in the beginning of Chapter 10?

5. What does Carl demand of John after he breaks into Muddy's in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Taft die in Chapter 12?

2. What does Fay ask John at dinner in Chapter 9?

3. What happens at dinner in Chapter 7.

4. How does John anger Ruth at the beginning of Chapter 7?

5. What difficulty do John and Fay face in bailing Carl out in Chapter?

6. What confrontation do John and Carl have in Chapter 8?

7. Why is Taft shaken by the site of Carl's accident in Chapter 10?

8. What assessment does the mechanic in Chapter 10 make regarding Taft's car?

9. Why is John deeply gladdened by his morning with Marion and Franklin in Chapter 11?

10. Why does Taft ask his children to stay home Friday night?

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