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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. At the beginning of Chapter 11, what does Franklin say he wants to be when he grows up?
(a) A drummer.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A firefighter.
(d) An archeologist.

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 do not want to aggravate John's condition.
(c) They do not want to wake Franklin.
(d) They have experienced a shooting wound before.

3. What does Fay ask of John at dinner in Chapter 9?
(a) That he marry her.
(b) That he fire her.
(c) That he hire Carl on.
(d) That he take her virginity.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dances to the band's slow, elegiac song at Muddy's in Chapter 11?

2. What is special about the day Chapter 9 takes place on?

3. What does John teach Carl in Chapter 7?

4. What does John tell Teddy to do in Chapter 11 after the bar closes?

5. What is Carl doing when John asks him to help with the deck in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is John shot in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does John refuse to be taken to a hospital after being shot?

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