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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Aunt Mae lose her job at the factory?
(a) Her work becomes poor.
(b) She's too busy with the band.
(c) The factory closes.
(d) She doesn't show up for work.

2. Who does David consider writing to while on the train?
(a) A local newspaper.
(b) The preacher.
(c) Aunt Mae.
(d) A college.

3. How old is David in "Chapter 10"?
(a) 19 years old.
(b) 21 years old.
(c) 18 years old.
(d) 20 years old.

4. What does David say about the sky while riding on the train in "Chapter 10"?
(a) It's ugly.
(b) It's where he wants to be.
(c) It's more cloudy.
(d) It's the same as yesterday.

5. Where is David's father buried?
(a) In the town cemetery.
(b) In Italy.
(c) In Germany.
(d) In Washington, D.C.

6. After the war, why are some men outcasts in David's town?
(a) For being violent.
(b) For losing the war.
(c) For having foreign wives.
(d) For being poor.

7. Who wants to take David's mother to an institution?
(a) The preacher.
(b) Aunt Mae.
(c) Clyde.
(d) David.

8. After digging his mother's grave, what does David instinctively know?
(a) That he did the right thing.
(b) That he is in trouble.
(c) That someone is in the house.
(d) That he is at peace.

9. In "Chapter 9," what does David first feel under his feet while looking for his mother?
(a) Something runny.
(b) Something hard.
(c) Something soft.
(d) Something cold.

10. In "Chapter 7," the narrator says that some people worried about David's mother, but how do others feel?
(a) Pleased she no longer goes to church.
(b) Afraid of her.
(c) Mad at David.
(d) Happy she's with her son.

11. What do David's former school mates with money do at their universities?
(a) Join fraternities.
(b) Run for public office.
(c) Travel the world.
(d) Buy expensive things from David.

12. At the end of "Chapter 10," who does David consider turning to for help?
(a) Clyde.
(b) Aunt Mae.
(c) The train conductor.
(d) No one.

13. In "Chapter 6," what picture does David's mother stare at often?
(a) Her wedding picture.
(b) A picture of David's father in uniform.
(c) The picture of David's father's grave.
(d) David's baby picture.

14. Where does David stay the night his mother dies?
(a) Outside on the porch.
(b) With his toy train.
(c) In bed with her.
(d) In the bathroom.

15. In "Chapter 10," why does David think about his toy train?
(a) Because he is escaping.
(b) Because he broke it.
(c) Because he left it at home.
(d) Because he is going to work on trains.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Aunt Mae have David get out of Clyde's truck in "Chapter 6"?

2. What makes David happy during the movie he sees with Jo Lynne in "Chapter 7"?

3. In "Chapter 8," why does Clyde go to Nashville?

4. What does David's mother do at the end of "Chapter 6"?

5. Why does Jo Lynne come into the drugstore in "Chapter 7"?

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