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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 city do most of the letters written to Americus come from?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Washington, DC.
(c) Tulsa.
(d) Las Vegas.

2. What does Americus pray for at night?
(a) That God will make her mom well.
(b) That God will comfort them.
(c) That God will protect them.
(d) That God will bring Forney back.

3. Who does Novalee take Americus to before going to see Willy Jack?
(a) Novalee takes Americus with her.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Ortiz.
(c) Moses and Certain.
(d) Lexie.

4. At the end of the book, who does Novalee call after talking with Willy Jack?
(a) Mr. Ortiz.
(b) Lexie.
(c) Moses.
(d) Forney.

5. The headline is about Willy Jack. Where is Willy Jack?
(a) Nursing home.
(b) Hospital.
(c) Skilled nursing.
(d) Hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Willy Jack tell Johnny DeSoto that he really needs?

2. Because of Lexie's condition, where do Lexie's children stay?

3. Where does Novalee locate Forney in Chapter 35?

4. Because of the natural disaster, Novalee learns that Wal-Mart was destroyed and would not be rebuilt in it's current location. The new Wal-Mart is being built how many miles away from where it originally was?

5. What does Novalee learn from Moses?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What stages does Novalee see in Benny?

3. Novalee's dream in Chapter 1 is a similar foreshadowing to what event in Chapter 32?

4. How have Novalee and Forney helped each other to heal in Chapter 33?

5. In Chapter 33, how are both good and bad luck shown?

6. How does Retha Holloway make Novalee feel insecure about the difference between she and Forney?

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

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

9. What is the two-fold meaning of the word "disconnected"?

10. How does Forney leaving affect everyone?

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