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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Emma learn about Willard that makes her believe God has truly forgiven her for breaking her bargain with God?
(a) That Helen is happy.
(b) That Willard has a good job.
(c) That Charlotte is the daughter of a preacher.
(d) That Willard's wife just gave birth to a boy.

2. Where does Arvin join his father?
(a) At his father's regular evening prayer.
(b) Cutting hay in the west field.
(c) Grooming the horses.
(d) Having a drink at a pub.

3. What happens after Arvin feeds Jack?
(a) Willard knocks Arvin across the room for feeding stray children.
(b) Willard promises Arvin Jack will be safe.
(c) Willard comes home and shoots Jack.
(d) Nothing.

4. What does Carl believe he is doing?
(a) He is educating Sandy about the great United States.
(b) He is on a religious mission.
(c) He is helping the population explosion.
(d) He is saving his wife's soul.

5. For what does Willard ask God regularly?
(a) The strength not to kill Dunlap.
(b) Patience with Dunlap.
(c) His wife to become pregnant again.
(d) His son to get bigger.

6. Why doesn't Arvin's father respond how Arvin expected?
(a) Arvin's father does not hear well and heard something different.
(b) Arvin's father is too deeply into praying.
(c) Arvin's father has fallen asleep.
(d) Arvin's father thinks his brother has too many children already but would not say so.

7. What does Lee ask Arvin?
(a) If Arvin is making up stories.
(b) If Arvin wants to ride in the police car.
(c) If Arvin wants to wait until later to take Lee out to his house.
(d) If Arvin is a runaway.

8. About what is Hank fantasizing?
(a) Playing for the Cincinnati Reds.
(b) Going to Cincinnati for a baseball game.
(c) Asking a certain girl out for a date.
(d) Owning the local flower shop.

9. Why is Willard's mother relieved at what she learns about Roy?
(a) That God is not going to hold her to her bargain.
(b) That Roy will take care of Theodore.
(c) That Willard is free.
(d) That God has found the right person for Roy to marry.

10. Who is Jack?
(a) A gentle dog Arvin adopted.
(b) Charlotte's brother who comes to visit.
(c) A neighbor who is getting suspicious of Willard's activities.
(d) Arvin's best friend.

11. Of what does a woman accuse Sandy?
(a) Of stealing some money.
(b) Of being a whore.
(c) Of coming on to her children.
(d) Of stealing some books from the library.

12. What is the year of the opening of the first chapter?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1933.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1945.

13. How old is Arvin when Charlotte is diagnosed with cancer?
(a) 22.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

14. What does Bodecker recall about a night he passed out drunk?
(a) Sandy tells him about her and Carl's trip.
(b) Sandy takes his money.
(c) Sandy drives him home.
(d) Sandy tells him she is going to kill herself.

15. Who is Charlotte?
(a) Arvin's mother.
(b) Arvin's oldest sister.
(c) Arvin's aunt who is married to the uncle who stops by.
(d) Arvin's younger sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. About whom does Theodore sing?

2. About what is Sandy confused?

3. What is Henry Dunlap's profession?

4. What does Carl store in his glove box?

5. Upon what are Arvin and his father seated?

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