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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 does Carl do immediately before John kicks him out in Chapter 8?
(a) Push Fay over.
(b) Try to punch him.
(c) Make a grab for his stash.
(d) Break a glass.

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

3. What does John teach Carl in Chapter 7?
(a) Mixing drinks.
(b) Basic boxing moves.
(c) Jazz theory.
(d) How to balance a ledger.

4. What does Fay ask John at the very beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) If Marion has left.
(b) If she can have a raise.
(c) Whether he loves her.
(d) Why he kicked Carl out.

5. Who calls John at the beginning on Chapter 7?
(a) Fay.
(b) Cyndi.
(c) Rose.
(d) Mrs. Woodmoore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Woodmoores put John to sleep in Chapter 12?

2. Who visits Taft in the middle of the night in Chapter 10?

3. Why can John not sleep in his bed in Chapter 7?

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

5. Who is Carl involved with as of Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Ruth, Fay and Cyndi gang up on John at the beginning of Chapter 9?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe John and Fay's interaction in Chapter 7.

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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