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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does David suggest to Jo Lynne when she first says she is leaving?
(a) That he visit her the next month.
(b) That they write letters.
(c) That they talk on the phone.
(d) That she come back the next month.

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

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

4. What does David blame Flora for in "Chapter 7"?
(a) Trying to take his job.
(b) Spreading rumors.
(c) Getting Aunt Mae fired.
(d) Cheating with someone's husband.

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

6. Why does the preacher come to see David in "Chapter 9"?
(a) To convince him to put his mother in an institution.
(b) To try to convert him.
(c) To collect money for the church.
(d) To ask to do the memorial service for his mother.

7. What does Aunt Mae give David for graduating?
(a) A new suit.
(b) A train ticket.
(c) A watch.
(d) A check.

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

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

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

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

12. In "Chapter 8," what does David's mother do when she sees David?
(a) She cries.
(b) She asks him for help.
(c) She goes to sleep.
(d) She stares.

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

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

15. Where do David and Jo Lynne end up going after the movie in "Chapter 7"?
(a) To the factory grounds.
(b) Where new houses are being built.
(c) To the river.
(d) To a closed carnival.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does David stay the night his mother dies?

2. Where does David shoot the preacher?

3. When David can't find his mother in "Chapter 9," where is the first place he goes?

4. How does David feel after talking to Jo Lynne before she leaves town?

5. Why does Aunt Mae leave for Nashville?

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