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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why hasn't Lily Dale gone near the piano since Bill died?
(a) It seems too cruel.
(b) It seems too significant.
(c) It seems too emotional.
(d) It seems too frivolous.

2. Who does Clara say will take care of Lily Dale?
(a) God.
(b) Clara.
(c) Pete.
(d) Etta Doris.

3. What does Lily Dale say Bill would ask her the minute he got home for Christmas?
(a) Bill would ask, "When's dinner?"
(b) Bill would ask what new pieces Lily Dale had composed.
(c) Bill would ask for money.
(d) Bill would ask to say a prayer.

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

5. Where is Allie from?
(a) Harrison.
(b) Glen Flora.
(c) Houston.
(d) East Columbia.

6. What does Will say about his family's financial situation after his father died?
(a) Will says they were dirt poor.
(b) Will says they had "some" money.
(c) Will says they inherited a great deal of money from his father's life insurance policy.
(d) Will says they came into money from Aunt Mary.

7. What does Pete agree to give Lily Dale?
(a) His car.
(b) His prayers.
(c) His duplex.
(d) His savings.

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

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

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

11. How many children does Vivian have?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

12. What's the name of Carson's younger sister?
(a) Margueritte.
(b) Jessica.
(c) Vivian.
(d) Susette.

13. The young man from Atlanta tells Lily Dale that he is so distraught over Bill's death that he can't do what?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Eat.
(c) Walk.
(d) Work.

14. From what company is Pete retired?
(a) Sunshine Produce.
(b) Houston Bank and Trust.
(c) Southern Pacific Railway.
(d) Davenport and Kidder, attorneys at law.

15. What does Pete tell Lily Dale about her financial situation?
(a) Pete says Will and Lily Dale will certainly pull out of it.
(b) Pete says Will and Lily Dale are in very bad shape.
(c) Pete says he and Lily Dale's mother had to contend with worse conditions.
(d) Pete says Will is making their troubles out to be worse than they actually are.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the doctor say it will be before Will can return to work?

2. What does Clara ask when Lily Dale says she is a nervous wreck?

3. According to the young man from Atlanta, who could be heard praying all over his boarding house every morning?

4. What does Lily Dale say when Will tells her who his replacement is at Sunshine Produce?

5. Who has an epileptic child according to Clara?

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