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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does David say he was when he learned the truth about George?
(a) When he was in the first grade.
(b) In the eighth grade.
(c) Ten years old.
(d) About seventeen.

2. When the Evangelist revival comes to town in "Chapter 4," how long has it been since the last revival?
(a) It's the first revival.
(b) About five years.
(c) Over a year.
(d) A few months.

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

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

5. What makes Aunt Mae stand out during the factory party?
(a) Her attitude.
(b) Her family.
(c) Her voice.
(d) Her dress.

6. Why does David think about the beach when he learns his father died?
(a) Because they wanted to visit there.
(b) Because he's trying to think of something else.
(c) Because of his fond memories there.
(d) Because he was going to go there that weekend.

7. Why does David say it was strange for Aunt Mae to become his best friend?
(a) Because he was afraid of her.
(b) Because they were different.
(c) Because he rarely saw her.
(d) Because she was hard to know.

8. Why does David's father sell the seeds in "Chapter 3"?
(a) For grocery money.
(b) To make David's mother angry.
(c) To start a new business.
(d) To prove he is right.

9. What does Bobbie Lee Taylor warn about men overseas in the war?
(a) They are sinners.
(b) They lose their value in this country.
(c) They are killing other.
(d) They find foreign wives.

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

11. Why is Bobbie Lee Taylor's name well known in "Chapter 4"?
(a) He makes radio appearances.
(b) He is running for mayor.
(c) It isn't well known.
(d) It is all over flyers in town.

12. In "Chapter 2," why does David's father need help in the fields?
(a) Because there is clay in the ground.
(b) Because he is getting older.
(c) Because he wants to turn a profit.
(d) Because the plow breaks.

13. Why does Aunt Mae go to the movie theater on Saturdays?
(a) To see the latest movie.
(b) To play music.
(c) For her new job.
(d) To meet men.

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

15. In "Chapter 5," what grade is David in?
(a) Sixth grade.
(b) Seventh grade.
(c) Fourth grade.
(d) Fifth grade.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does David say happened to Aunt Mae after she broke up with George?

3. How does Aunt Mae feel about David returning her flower?

4. Why does Mrs. Watkins say David is a troublemaker?

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

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