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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Amen Corner (pgs. 270-276).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Toby takes Dwight's guns?
(a) Toby wants to sell the guns.
(b) Toby is afraid Dwight will accidentally shoot Pearl.
(c) Toby wants to kill Dwight with Dwight's own gun.
(d) Guns are Dwight's biggest source of pride.

2. What does Toby say while in the bathroom that he did over Thanksgiving?
(a) Shot and killed a turkey.
(b) Visited his mother's boyfriend in Chinook.
(c) Kissed a girl.
(d) Won a shooting contest.

3. Why do Toby and his mother go to a house belonging to two strange men?
(a) Toby needs to use the bathroom.
(b) The men invite them to dinner.
(c) Toby's mother is interested in buying the house.
(d) The men invite them to watch a mock naval battle.

4. What does the contrast between the piano's black keys and the rest of Dwight's house symbolize?
(a) There are only slight imperfections in Dwight and Rosemary's relationship.
(b) The house is dirty.
(c) The family's "new beginning" is tainted.
(d) Life is never perfect.

5. What do Pearl and Toby NOT do while waiting in the car for Dwight and Rosemary?
(a) Listen to the radio.
(b) Tell stories.
(c) Sing the words to American Bandstand.
(d) Try to drive each other crazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Toby steal things?

2. How does Toby spend his $80?

3. What is a smoker?

4. Why does Rosemary campaign for Senator Jackson and John F. Kennedy?

5. Why are Toby and his mother leaving Florida for Utah?

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