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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. How does John say he knows Carl at the jail in Chapter 9?
(a) He is his father.
(b) He employs him.
(c) He is his brother-in-law.
(d) He is a family friend.

2. Why do Mr. and Mrs. Woodmoore keep quiet in the house after the wounded John arrives in Chapter 11?
(a) They are afraid the police will get called.
(b) They have experienced a shooting wound before.
(c) They do not want to wake Franklin.
(d) They do not want to aggravate John's condition.

3. Who immediately accosts John when he enters Muddy's in Chapter 11?
(a) Fay.
(b) Cyndi.
(c) Carl.
(d) Wallace.

4. What does Taft do as soon as he returns home from the mechanic in Chapter 10?
(a) Orders a pizza.
(b) Calls into work.
(c) Opens a beer.
(d) Work on the porch.

5. In Chapter 8, Wallace reveal Carl to be what?
(a) A homosexual.
(b) A rapist.
(c) A drug dealer.
(d) A racist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Fay spend most of her time on the second work shift in Chapter 7?

2. Where is Taft in Chapter 12 when he has his fatal heart attack?

3. What do John and Fay eat for dinner in Chapter 9?

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

5. In the beginning of the Taft section of Chapter 12, where is Virginia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Woodmore request of John in Chapter 12?

2. Where does John go to recuperate in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Taft die in Chapter 12?

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

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

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