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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 David do at the end of "Chapter 9"?
(a) Buys a train ticket.
(b) Eats lunch.
(c) Meets someone for coffee in town.
(d) Buries the preacher.

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

3. Where does Aunt Mae have David get out of Clyde's truck in "Chapter 6"?
(a) At the top of the hill.
(b) At the bottom of the hill.
(c) In town.
(d) In front of a restaurant.

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

5. Why does David run to the train room after shooting the preacher?
(a) He wants to hide.
(b) He wants to grab the train.
(c) He wants to hide the gun.
(d) He needs a break.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jo Lynne come into the drugstore in "Chapter 7"?

2. What do David's former school mates with money do at their universities?

3. Why does Jo Lynne come to David's town?

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

5. Where does "Chapter 10" begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Aunt Mae leave David in "Chapter 8"?

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

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

4. How does David feel when Jo Lynne comes to say goodbye to him in "Chapter 8"?

5. What happens when Aunt Mae asks Flora for help in "Chapter 6"?

6. What job does David obtain in "Chapter 7"?

7. Why do David and the conductor form a relationship in "Chapter 10"?

8. What happens when Jo Lynne comes to tell David she is leaving town?

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

10. Why does David want to bury his mother by himself?

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