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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the train conductor talk to David in "Chapter 10"?
(a) He thought David was someone else.
(b) To check his ticket stub.
(c) To ask about his personal life.
(d) To let him know when he has to get off the train.

3. What does Jo Lynne say when David invites her to a movie?
(a) She doesn't say anything.
(b) She accepts immediately.
(c) She says she has to ask her mother first.
(d) She says she has to think about it.

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

5. What does Flora tell Aunt Mae about David's mother in "Chapter 6"?
(a) That she is a new woman.
(b) That she is troubled.
(c) That she is crazy.
(d) That she is lonely.

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

7. When will David get off his train in "Chapter 10"?
(a) When he can no longer afford to ride.
(b) He isn't sure.
(c) In the south.
(d) In Nashville.

8. What does David wear of his father's for his eighth grade graduation?
(a) His watch.
(b) His shirt.
(c) His cuff-links.
(d) His shoes.

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

10. What makes David happy during the movie he sees with Jo Lynne in "Chapter 7"?
(a) No one else is in the theater.
(b) The movie is good.
(c) Jo Lynne holds his hand.
(d) The tickets were cheap.

11. How does David dig his mother's grave?
(a) With some of the farming equipment.
(b) With his own shovel.
(c) With her gardening trowel.
(d) With his father's shovel.

12. What state high school is David eligible to attend in "Chapter 6"?
(a) The ones closest to his house.
(b) The farming ones.
(c) Any of them.
(d) None of them.

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

14. Where does David find the gun he grabs in "Chapter 9"?
(a) The back porch.
(b) Under his bed.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) His father's room.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 6," what picture does David's mother stare at often?

2. Who suggests David take Jo Lynne to the movies in "Chapter 7"?

3. After digging his mother's grave, what does David instinctively know?

4. How long does David ride on the train in "Chapter 10"?

5. Who takes David's envelope of money on the train?

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