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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Carl start hanging out regularly?
(a) The bookie office.
(b) The Sheriff's office.
(c) The White Cow Diner.
(d) The pool hall.

2. How is Theodore?
(a) His death is imminent.
(b) He is about the same as always.
(c) He is getting stronger.
(d) His health is deteriorating rapidly.

3. What is one thing Theodore dreams?
(a) Of Leonora.
(b) Of returning home and seeing his mama.
(c) Of living in the mountains.
(d) Of Flapjack the Clown.

4. What does Jamie plan to do when he is with Carl and Sandy?
(a) Steal some money from them.
(b) Steal their car.
(c) Blackmail them.
(d) Kill them.

5. What does Carl get for Sandy?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A diamond ring.
(c) A gun.
(d) A new car.

6. With whom is Roy having an affair?
(a) No one.
(b) Flapjack.
(c) The Flamingo Lady.
(d) The fat lady.

7. What is the season at the opening to Chapter 25?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

8. What job does Arvin get after high school graduation?
(a) On a fishing boat.
(b) With the forestry department.
(c) On a road crew.
(d) In the fruit orchards.

9. What is the phone call about to Bodecker?
(a) The death of Emma.
(b) The burning of the house where Arvin used to live.
(c) Finding Arvin's body.
(d) Finding Teagardin's corpse.

10. What does Carl do with his box of photos?
(a) Prays for forgiveness while looking at them.
(b) Uses them to relive every encounter.
(c) Burns them.
(d) Digs a hole in the back yard and buries them.

11. About what do three older boys taunt Lenora?
(a) Being ugly.
(b) Being smelly.
(c) Being an illegitimate baby.
(d) Being an orphan.

12. Where does Sandy put her money?
(a) In a shoebox.
(b) In the freezer.
(c) In the basement.
(d) In a jar.

13. About what does Lenora fantasize concerning Roy?
(a) He getting rid of Theodore.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Him taking her to a better life.
(d) Him building her a house next to Emma's home.

14. Who is Cynthia?
(a) Roy's sister.
(b) The waitress at the White Cow.
(c) Theodore's sister.
(d) Pastor Teagardin's wife.

15. With what does Teagardin struggle?
(a) Feeling good about having a young wife.
(b) Feeling compassion.
(c) Reconciling his faith in Jesus with his lust for women.
(d) Feeling worthy of his calling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Pastor Teagardin meeting his parishioners?

2. With whom is Theodore having an affair?

3. What does Lenora realize eventually?

4. What does Arvin take out of the glove box?

5. What does Jamie think of Sandy?

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