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

2. What does Novalee ask of this character when she visits?
(a) To read the Bible.
(b) To plant the buckeye tree.
(c) To borrow money.
(d) To move in.

3. How long does Forney read when he visits each evening?
(a) Forty-five minutes.
(b) Sixty minutes.
(c) Thirty minutes.
(d) Fifteen minutes.

4. What is the relationship of Willy Jack Pickens and Novalee Nation?
(a) Boyfriend and girlfriend.
(b) Brother and sister.
(c) Husband and wife.
(d) Father and daughter.

5. Besides two books, what does Forney bring with him every evening when he visits?
(a) Drinks.
(b) Gift for Americus.
(c) Food.
(d) Alarm Clock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song does Willy Jack sing at the audition?

2. What problem does Forney's sister have?

3. While in jail, Willy Jack meets Claire Hudson. Who is she?

4. What gift did Novalee not receive from characters she met in Chapter 2?

5. What is the "cabin a couple hundred feet from the house" called?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the nativity scene symbolic of the life of Novalee?

2. How has Novalee's vision of photography changed?

3. As a result of Novalee's childhood, what does she do for Americus?

4. How does Forney contrast to Novalee?

5. How is Novalee building the life she dreamed of?

6. How is Ruth Meyers not like the other women in Willy Jack's life?

7. How is Willy Jack trying to change his life after being released from prison?

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

9. Novalee visits the Whitecotton place. What does she learn?

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

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