2. What does Lymon give Marvin permission to do one day?
(a) Re-marry Amelia.
(b) Drive his car.
(c) Run the cafe.
(d) Move into the house.

3. What piece does Frances recall that she and the student in #78 played?
(a) Opus #5.
(b) Bloch.
(c) Ode to Joy.
(d) Moonlight Sonata.

4. What does the man who comes to Amelia's house tell her?
(a) He wants to write an article about her.
(b) He is in love with her.
(c) He is a distant relative.
(d) He is looking for a job.

5. How many years have passed since the opening of Amelia's cafe?
(a) 19.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

6. What happens to Amelia after the activity in #66?
(a) She leaves town.
(b) She files a lawsuit.
(c) She loses her vitality.
(d) She hires a hitman.

7. What is happening to Frances that Mr. Bilderbach is unaware of?
(a) She is in love with a boy in school.
(b) She is having a nervous breakdown.
(c) Her parents are divorcing.
(d) She will be moving soon.

8. Who is entranced by Marvin?
(a) Amelia.
(b) Cousin Lymon.
(c) Sara.
(d) Buddy.

9. How does Amelia behave toward Lymon by this point in time?
(a) She cannot stand him.
(b) She tolerates him.
(c) She ignores him.
(d) She dotes on him.

10. What is the weather as the story opens?
(a) Frigid.
(b) Very hot.
(c) Cool.
(d) Temperate.

11. How does Cousin Lymon try to make Marvin laugh?
(a) He does impersonations.
(b) He wiggles his ears.
(c) He turns cartwheels.
(d) He tells jokes.

12. What does the author call a meeting of men on Amelia's porch?
(a) An "evil festival".
(b) A lynching.
(c) Busybody brigade.
(d) A consortium.

13. In what area of the United States does this story take place?
(a) Pacific Northwest.
(b) South.
(c) Southwest.
(d) Midwest.

14. How does Amelia feel about Cousin Lymon at the end of the story?
(a) She is amused by him.
(b) She can take him or leave him.
(c) She can't stand him.
(d) She loves him.

15. Frances' piano playing lately has been proficient yet _____________.
(a) brilliant.
(b) inspired.
(c) lifeless.
(d) spirited.