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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do David and his family move after his father loses his job?
(a) To the hills.
(b) In with his grandmother.
(c) Next to the factory.
(d) To the city.

2. Why does David visit the courthouse with Mrs. Moore?
(a) To pay for Aunt Mae's ticket.
(b) To speak to a judge.
(c) To help his father with money.
(d) To be part of a play.

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

4. What does the band that plays at the factory party do when the war is over?
(a) Plays for a party at David's house.
(b) Plays wedding receptions.
(c) Finds new members.
(d) Breaks up.

5. How does David's mother fall down the stairs in "Chapter 2"?
(a) Aunt Mae shoves her.
(b) David's father knocks her down.
(c) She trips on her way up.
(d) She falls while sleepwalking.

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

7. What does Mrs. Watkins tell David when the ambulance takes her away after trying to break down the door?
(a) That he'll be punished.
(b) To call her husband.
(c) Not to tell anyone.
(d) That she is sorry.

8. In "Chapter 4," who asks Aunt Mae about why she didn't go up on Bobbie Lee Taylor's stage?
(a) Bobbie Lee Taylor.
(b) David.
(c) A young boy.
(d) A woman.

9. In "Chapter 3," why does Mrs. Watkins slap David?
(a) Because he won't stand up.
(b) Because he talks back.
(c) Because he burps.
(d) Because his pants are wet.

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

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

12. Why does David say he didn't get the name of the last town his train passed in "Chapter 1"?
(a) He wasn't interested.
(b) He was sleeping.
(c) The train was moving too fast.
(d) They didn't pass a town.

13. In "Chapter 1," what does David say lights up the night during his train ride?
(a) Stars.
(b) Signs.
(c) Cars' headlights.
(d) People.

14. While in the first grade, what does David analyze about Mrs. Watkins in "Chapter 2"?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her clothing.
(c) Her accent.
(d) Her hair.

15. Why does Aunt Mae spend less time at home after the factory party?
(a) She is trying to find a new job.
(b) She starts singing with a band.
(c) She is embarassed.
(d) She picks up extra shifts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does David tell about thinking Mrs. Watkins is cross-eyed?

2. Why does David return the flower to Aunt Mae?

3. How does the local preacher feel about the Evangelist revival in "Chapter 4"?

4. What is David's response in "Chapter 2" after learning his father wants him to help with the crops?

5. When does David's family go see Bobbie Lee Taylor speak?

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