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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does David say Aunt Mae met George?
(a) He was David's friend.
(b) On a walk.
(c) When her car broke down.
(d) At the movies.

2. What does Bobbie Lee Taylor tell the women to write in letters to their husbands who are overseas in the war?
(a) To remember their religion.
(b) To save their money.
(c) To avoid foreign women.
(d) To honor their country.

3. Who does David tell about thinking Mrs. Watkins is cross-eyed?
(a) Mrs. Watkins.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) Aunt Mae.

4. Why does David say Aunt Mae wanted him to stay home from school one more year when he was five?
(a) Because he couldn't count.
(b) Because he was small.
(c) Because he didn't talk much.
(d) Because she was losing her mind.

5. What does David say about his emotions when he first learns his father died?
(a) He feels bad for his mother.
(b) He has never been more sad.
(c) He doesn't know how to feel.
(d) He can't think about his emotions.

6. What does Bobbie Lee Taylor say happens when the men who are overseas come home?
(a) They don't make any money.
(b) They lose their religion.
(c) They sleep a lot.
(d) They move back overseas.

7. Why are David's pants wet in "Chapter 3"?
(a) From the grass.
(b) From urinating.
(c) From falling in a puddle.
(d) From spilling a drink.

8. What is David's response in "Chapter 2" after learning his father wants him to help with the crops?
(a) David wants to return to school.
(b) David wants to start his own farm.
(c) David can't wait to help.
(d) David pretends to be sick.

9. In "Chapter 2," what does David's mother insist his father return to the store in town?
(a) Books.
(b) Seeds.
(c) Food.
(d) Clothing.

10. What is the first thing David thinks of when he hears his father died?
(a) His plot of land.
(b) His face.
(c) His fight with David's mother.
(d) The train.

11. How do the women decorate their hair for the party in "Chapter 5"?
(a) With flowers.
(b) With bows.
(c) With short hair cuts.
(d) With hats.

12. Who finds work at the propeller factory?
(a) Young men.
(b) Children.
(c) Mostly women.
(d) Unemployed mechanics.

13. In "Chapter 3," what happens to Mrs. Watkins when she tries to knock the door down?
(a) She is arrested.
(b) She falls over a chair.
(c) She runs into the wall instead.
(d) She breaks her shoulder bone.

14. In "Chapter 2," how does David lose a tooth?
(a) Mrs. Watkins knocks it out.
(b) He eats something hard.
(c) It falls out in his sleep.
(d) He gets punched.

15. Where does David sleep at the end of "Chapter 2"?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The couch.
(c) The porch.
(d) The car.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 1," what does David say lights up the night during his train ride?

2. What does Aunt Mae admit when walking home from the factory party?

3. What does Mrs. Watkins threaten to do to David in "Chapter 3"?

4. Why does Mrs. Watkins make David stand up in "Chapter 3"?

5. What does the preacher schedule for the nights that the Evangelist revival is in town?

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