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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 gift did Novalee not receive from characters she met in Chapter 2?
(a) Swing.
(b) Welcome basket.
(c) Buckeye tree.
(d) Baby book.

2. Sam Walton hands Novalee an envelope. What does it contain?
(a) $500.
(b) $400.
(c) $600.
(d) $300.

3. What number is Novalee Nation superstitious of?
(a) Seven.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

4. When Forney and Novalee return to Sister Husband's trailer, what do they see?
(a) Flashing red and blue lights.
(b) A deer.
(c) Christmas Lights.
(d) Car headlights.

5. Who does Novalee run into while working at Wal-Mart?
(a) Moses.
(b) Sister Husband.
(c) Willy Jack.
(d) Forney.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many months is Willy Jack sentenced in jail for stealing?

2. Forney travels with Novalee to get what?

3. Novalee meets a man named Forney at the library. What is distinct about Forney's appearance when they meet?

4. Where does Novalee find a Rollei?

5. Novalee calls Sister Husband from the hotel to check on Americus. What is the new song Americus learned while Novalee is on her trip?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is the buckeye tree important to Novalee?

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

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

6. How does Forney contrast to Novalee?

7. What is ironic about where Sister Husband lives and Novalee and her dream?

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

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

10. Where do the police find Americus?

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