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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 is a Rollei?
(a) Laptop computer.
(b) Camera.
(c) Watch.
(d) iPod.

2. What is the name of the neighbor who helps during the natural disaster?
(a) Mrs. Whitecotton.
(b) Mrs. Orbet.
(c) Mrs. Ortiz.
(d) Mrs. Coup.

3. What important event happens in Chapter 8?
(a) Novalee learns how to read.
(b) The buckeye tree dies.
(c) Willy Jack comes to work.
(d) Novalee has her baby,

4. Novalee goes to the library looking for a book about...
(a) Photography.
(b) Buckeye trees.
(c) Places in the city.
(d) Baby names.

5. Who is Troy Moffatt?
(a) Friends of Lexie's children.
(b) Friend of Lexie Coup.
(c) Friend of Willy Jack.
(d) A co-worker of Novalee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state does Willy Jack's mother live in?

2. What city does Novalee travel to for a photo exhibit?

3. How old is Novalee Nation when the story begins?

4. What type of practice does Willy Jack do in Claire's office?

5. By what state's border did the highway patrol see the Mississippi couple?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Novalee learn about Benny's heritage through photography?

2. What is the significance of Novalee's daughter's name, Americus?

3. Describe how Novalee helps out during the tornado.

4. How has Novalee changed over the course of this book?

5. How does Forney contrast to Novalee?

6. What is the true nature of Willy Jack Pickens?

7. How does Novalee show her unique perspective of photography at Rattlesnake Ridge?

8. What are some clues that tell Novalee's life is improving throughout Chapter 23?

9. Why is the buckeye tree important to Novalee?

10. Novalee sees Moses at Wal-Mart. What is he doing there and why does it help Novalee?

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