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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. At the beginning of Chapter 29, who calls Novalee while she is working on photography?
(a) Brummett.
(b) Lexie.
(c) Moses.
(d) Forney.

2. What state did Forney travel to for the funeral of Mary Elizabeth?
(a) New York.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Maine.

3. What does Willy Jack continually hear Novalee tell him in his head?
(a) "The Beat of a Heart".
(b) "Feel that?".
(c) "Home is where the heart is".
(d) "Love You".

4. What is "The Martin"?
(a) Bar.
(b) Band.
(c) Drink.
(d) Guitar.

5. How much money did Novalee get for her first photography job?
(a) Fifty dollars.
(b) Seventy dollars.
(c) Sixty dollars.
(d) Eighty dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lexie getting married to?

2. Novalee sees Retha Holloway. Who is she?

3. How much money did Novalee receive from the life insurance check in Chapter 25?

4. The headline is about Willy Jack. Where is Willy Jack?

5. Where is the music Novalee hears coming from in Chapter 37?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Lexie's childrens' name change in Chapter 29?

2. Through Chapter 26, how are Novalee and Willy Jack's lives going in opposite directions?

3. Why does Brummett call Novalee at the start of Chapter 29?

4. What happens with the women Willy Jack charms?

5. What does "Look at all you've done, Novalee, look at all you've done for yourself" mean?

6. Who is Ray and how does he change Novalee's life?

7. Contrast "pick of the litter" in the conversations between Novalee and Lexie.

8. How does seeing the lights on in the hotel room enlighten Novalee?

9. How does Novalee mourn the loss of Sister Husband?

10. What are the things that Novalee copes with throughout Chapter 24?

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