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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. Where is Taft in Chapter 12 when he has his fatal heart attack?
(a) His bedroom.
(b) The backyard.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The bathroom.

2. In Chapter 7, why does John think the crowd is larger than normal?
(a) Tourist season has started.
(b) Elvis's birthday is today.
(c) Fay's friends are coming.
(d) The bar across the street has closed.

3. Who is Carl involved with as of Chapter 8?
(a) Wallace.
(b) Cyndi.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Rose.

4. What did Carl hit in his crash?
(a) Another car.
(b) An embankment.
(c) A tree.
(d) A guard rail.

5. In Chapter 7, why does Fay want John to apologize to her?
(a) For kissing her.
(b) For hiring another waitress.
(c) For leaving her.
(d) For yelling at Carl.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, What does Fay pointedly ask John?

2. What is Tommy Lawson's son selling when he knocks on Taft's door in Chapter 10?

3. What does John assure Ruth of regarding Marion in the beginning of Chapter 9?

4. How old is Carl in the final passage of Taft?

5. How does John say he knows Carl at the jail in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Carl explain his arrest in Chapter 9?

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

4. What do John and Franklin do together at the end of Chapter 8?

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

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

7. When does Fay surprise Taft in Chapter 10?

8. How does Taft die in Chapter 12?

9. How does Marion's friend, the doctor, help John in Chapter 11?

10. What is John's catharsis at the end of Taft?

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