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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. Why does David quit his job at the drugstore?
(a) To start his own business.
(b) To take care of his mother.
(c) To attend college.
(d) To find a girlfriend.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do David and Jo Lynne end up going after the movie in "Chapter 7"?

2. What does David say the women who come into the drugstore do?

3. Why does the train conductor talk to David in "Chapter 10"?

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

5. How does Aunt Mae travel to Nashville?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does David see outside his window in "Chapter 10"?

2. How does David decide where to go in "Chapter 10"?

3. What does David's mother do on his graduation night?

4. How does Aunt Mae help David with his love life in "Chapter 7"?

5. What does David do after finding his mother in "Chapter 9"?

6. How do the townspeople feel about David's mother in "Chapter 7"?

7. How does Aunt Mae help make David's graduation night special?

8. How does Aunt Mae disappoint David on his graduation night?

9. What plans does David make for his future after leaving the hills?

10. What happens when the preacher comes to visit David in "Chapter 9"?

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