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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When David starts crying in "Chapter 9," why does he think it is strange?
(a) Because his mother is selfish.
(b) Because he never cries.
(c) Because he is too old.
(d) Because he isn't sad.

2. Why does Aunt Mae leave for Nashville?
(a) To start a music career.
(b) For a change.
(c) To marry Clyde.
(d) To get fresh air.

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

4. In "Chapter 8," when does Aunt Mae promise to send train tickets to David?
(a) When he agrees to go to college.
(b) When she has money.
(c) In three months.
(d) As soon as she gets to Nashville.

5. How does Aunt Mae travel to Nashville?
(a) On a bus.
(b) She drives.
(c) On a plane.
(d) On a train.

6. What does David say the women who come into the drugstore do?
(a) Try the nail polish.
(b) Shoplift.
(c) Look at the medicine.
(d) Ask for free samples.

7. What does David decide to do about taking his mother to an institution in "Chapter 8"?
(a) He wants to visit first.
(b) He decides to talk to Aunt Mae about it.
(c) He decides to ignore it.
(d) He wants money first.

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

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

10. What first attracts David to Jo Lynne?
(a) Her accent.
(b) Her smell.
(c) Her hands.
(d) Her appearance.

11. In "Chapter 10," how does David describe the distance he traveled?
(a) Far.
(b) Troublesome.
(c) Quick.
(d) Meandering.

12. Why does Jo Lynne come to David's town?
(a) Her father moves there.
(b) Her grandmother lives there.
(c) She gets lost.
(d) She is looking for work.

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

14. Where do David and Jo Lynne originally plan on going after seeing the movie in "Chapter 7"?
(a) Jo Lynne's house.
(b) An ice cream parlor.
(c) David's house.
(d) Another movie.

15. What does David's mother do at the end of "Chapter 6"?
(a) Goes to sleep.
(b) Looks at a picture.
(c) Reads a book.
(d) Watches TV.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does David feel at the end of "Chapter 6"?

2. In "Chapter 7," the narrator says that some people worried about David's mother, but how do others feel?

3. In "Chapter 8," where does David spend most of his free time?

4. How long after Jo Lynne first comes in the store does it take before David talks to her?

5. How does David dig his mother's grave?

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