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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aunt Mae ask her friend, Flora, to do for her in "Chapter 6"?
(a) Watch after mother.
(b) Help David get into high school.
(c) Find her a job.
(d) Lend her money.

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

3. In "Chapter 10," when does David consider going to Nashville?
(a) When the train stops.
(b) Never.
(c) Once he has a job.
(d) When he runs out of money.

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

5. What does David do at the local drugstore?
(a) Answers the phone.
(b) Delivers medicine.
(c) Passes out flyers.
(d) Cleans after hours.

6. How long after Jo Lynne first comes in the store does it take before David talks to her?
(a) Two months.
(b) A month.
(c) Two days.
(d) A week.

7. How does David feel when the preacher starts climbing the stairs in his house in "Chapter 9"?
(a) Confused.
(b) Pleased.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Angry.

8. Where does "Chapter 10" begin?
(a) In a train station.
(b) On a train.
(c) At David's house.
(d) In a cab.

9. What does David see outside his window in "Chapter 10"?
(a) Coal mines.
(b) Flatlands.
(c) Cities.
(d) Hills.

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

11. How does David's mother's physical appearance change in "Chapter 8"?
(a) She is more thin.
(b) She paints her fingernails.
(c) She grew a little taller.
(d) Her hair greyed.

12. What does Aunt Mae agree to do the night of David's date in "Chapter 7"?
(a) Drive him.
(b) Give him advice.
(c) Stay home with his mother.
(d) Talk to Jo Lynne.

13. What does Aunt Mae skip to help David with his date in "Chapter 7"?
(a) A singing gig.
(b) A date of her own.
(c) A night class.
(d) Her nap.

14. In "Chapter 8," where does David spend most of his free time?
(a) In the upstairs room.
(b) In town.
(c) At the drugstore.
(d) Near the radio.

15. How does David finally find his mother in "Chapter 9"?
(a) He trips over her.
(b) He opens her bedroom door.
(c) He goes to the church.
(d) She calls for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does David take her mother to try to stop the bleeding in "Chapter 9"?

2. Why does Aunt Mae tell David to get into Clyde's truck after graduation?

3. After the war, why are some men outcasts in David's town?

4. What first attracts David to Jo Lynne?

5. How does Aunt Mae travel to Nashville?

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