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

2. Who jumps onto Amelia when she has Marvin in a defeated pin?
(a) Lymon.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Marvin.
(d) Sam.

3. What does Amelia slaughter for a town barbecue?
(a) Cow.
(b) Goat.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Pig.

4. What does Marvin rub on his body prior to the big fight?
(a) Baby oil.
(b) Butter.
(c) Cocoa butter.
(d) Hog lard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the people in town soon come to realize about the man in #12?

2. What is the physical manifestation of Cousin Lymon's outcast status?

3. How long did Miss Amelia's only marriage last?

4. What is happening to Frances that Mr. Bilderbach is unaware of?

5. How old is Frances?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is happening to Frances which Mister Bilderbach is completely unaware of?

2. Why do the men in town get riled up on the day after Cousin Lymon's arrival and what are their plans?

3. What is the setting for "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe?"

4. Explain the role of misfits in McCullers' work and how Cousin Lymon and Amelia both fall into that category.

5. What does Martin Meadows find when he arrives at his home early one Friday afternoon?

6. Why is Bitsy so bitter about his situation regarding his life compared to the lives of the rich men at the table?

7. How does the relationship between Amelia and Lymon compare to the one between Amelia and Marvin?

8. Why could Martin's children not eat the meal their mother had prepared for them earlier?

9. How does Amelia try to get rid of Marvin?

10. What stage is the old man in in his system of learning to love?

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