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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has an epileptic child according to Clara?
(a) Clara's brother.
(b) Clara's sister.
(c) Clara.
(d) Clara's daughter.

2. Why does Lily Dale call the doctor?
(a) She goes into labor.
(b) The young man from Atlanta shows up on the doorstep bleeding.
(c) Will has heart trouble.
(d) Pete has heart trouble.

3. According to the young man from Atlanta, who could be heard praying all over his boarding house every morning?
(a) Carson.
(b) Bill.
(c) The young man himself.
(d) Miss Ruth.

4. What are Willa Thornton's religious beliefs?
(a) She is an atheist.
(b) She is a Catholic.
(c) She is a Baptist.
(d) She is a Methodist.

5. What does Ted come to tell Will?
(a) That Lily Dale is having an affair.
(b) That the young man from Atlanta has come to see Will.
(c) That he will have to let Will go.
(d) That Will is doing a marvelous job.

6. What does Will do with the check Tom left him?
(a) Will gives it to Pete.
(b) Will gives it to the young man from Atlanta.
(c) Will tears it up.
(d) Will deposits it.

7. How old does Will say Bill was when he died?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twenty-seven.
(d) Thirty-seven.

8. What does Will say when Tom tells him not to talk about Bill if it upsets him?
(a) Will says nothing.
(b) Will says he can talk to Lily Dale about it some other time.
(c) Will says they should talk about something else.
(d) Will says it does him good to talk about it.

9. Does Pete believe in God?
(a) Not since he was orphaned.
(b) Never in his life.
(c) Yes.
(d) Not since his wife died.

10. Why does Will believe Bill committed suicide?
(a) Will says Bill always looked both ways before crossing the street.
(b) Will says Bill was always deeply depressed.
(c) Will says Bill never learned to swim.
(d) Will says Bill left a note.

11. Who does Lily Dale say started the Disappointment Clubs in Houston?
(a) Clara.
(b) Eleanor Roosevelt.
(c) The young man from Atlanta.
(d) Her mother.

12. Where does Will say Bill got a job after the war?
(a) New York City.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Houston.
(d) Chicago.

13. How many times does Tom say he met Bill?
(a) Tom never met Bill.
(b) Two times.
(c) Three times.
(d) One time.

14. The young man from Atlanta tells Lily Dale that Bill was like a what to him?
(a) A son.
(b) A nephew.
(c) A brother.
(d) A father.

15. In what branch of the military does Will say Bill volunteered?
(a) The Army.
(b) The Navy.
(c) The Air Force.
(d) The Marines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lily Dale say Bill would ask her the minute he got home for Christmas?

2. From what company is Pete retired?

3. When does Will say Bill was his happiest?

4. How does Will sleep, according to Lily Dale?

5. How does Will say his wife's brother lost his second son?

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