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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aunt Mae say when questioned about why she didn't go on Bobbie Lee Taylor's stage?
(a) There wasn't enough room.
(b) She knows she is a sinner.
(c) She is too afraid.
(d) She is uncertain.

2. What does David think is strange about the room Mrs. Watkins takes him to in "Chapter 3"?
(a) It is full of junk.
(b) It is missing a window pane.
(c) The lights won't turn on.
(d) The door doesn't lock.

3. When the Evangelist revival comes to town in "Chapter 4," how long has it been since the last revival?
(a) It's the first revival.
(b) About five years.
(c) Over a year.
(d) A few months.

4. In "Chapter 4," who asks Aunt Mae about why she didn't go up on Bobbie Lee Taylor's stage?
(a) Bobbie Lee Taylor.
(b) A young boy.
(c) David.
(d) A woman.

5. When David sees his father off at the train station in "Chapter 4," what strikes him most?
(a) Aunt Mae's singing.
(b) His mother's attitude.
(c) His father's crying.
(d) The weather.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does David say he didn't get the name of the last town his train passed in "Chapter 1"?

2. In "Chapter 3," why does David stop on the way to school to write?

3. Why does David say it was difficult to play near his new house?

4. In "Chapter 3," why does Mrs. Watkins slap David?

5. What does Bobbie Lee Taylor tell the women to write in letters to their husbands who are overseas in the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is David's new house like in "Chapter 2"?

2. What is the breakfast like that Aunt Mae prepares in "Chapter 3"?

3. How does David feel about Mrs. Watkins?

4. In "Chapter 3," what does David do when he returns home from school?

5. How does the revival in "Chapter 4" affect David's town?

6. What does David say happened when he had to play with Bruce?

7. What changes for Aunt Mae after the factory party in "Chapter 5"?

8. What does the strange woman at the end of "Chapter 4" tell David's family?

9. What does David say happened to George and Mae's relationship?

10. What does David's father try to do with the land at the new house in "Chapter 2"?

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