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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 Forney's sister's real job?
(a) Wal-Mart employee.
(b) Bartender.
(c) Photographer.
(d) Librarian.

2. What type of car does Willy Jack drive?
(a) Plymouth.
(b) Chevy.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Buick.

3. What gift did Novalee want for Christmas and not receive from grandma?
(a) Bicycle.
(b) Doll house.
(c) Doll.
(d) Video game.

4. What city does Willy Jack's cousin live in?
(a) Sacramento.
(b) Bakersfield.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. Which of these characters did Novalee not meet in Chapter 2?
(a) Sister Husband.
(b) Benny Goodluck.
(c) Moses Whitecotton.
(d) Certain Whitecotton.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the hospital, Novalee meets a girl who befriends her. Who is this?

2. At what church do the police cars respond to?

3. What room is turned into the darkroom?

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

5. What is the photograph taken by Novalee called?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Novalee helps out during the tornado.

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

3. Why is Claire obsessed with Band-Aids?

4. Why is the buckeye tree important to Novalee?

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

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

7. Why is Willy Jack pulled over?

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

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

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

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