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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other places does Mr. Carver frequent?
(a) The Garden Restaurant and The Key Club.
(b) The Winsor Court and the Grand Hotel.
(c) The Blue Room and the Red Parrot.
(d) The Country Club and the University Club.

2. What are some of Mr. Carver's earliest remembered adventures?
(a) Swimming and hunting at Town Farm.
(b) Hunting and skeet shooting at the country hunting range.
(c) Hunting and fishing at Forked Deer Farm.
(d) Fishing and swimming ar Forked Deer Farm.

3. What nickname do the women in town have for George Carver?
(a) Mr. Bonaparte.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Mr. Jones.

4. Who does Phillip believe his sister Betsy is going to the bars with while watching her father?
(a) Howard.
(b) Her new fiance.
(c) No one.
(d) A friend from work.

5. What does Phillip come to realize his father has yearned for all of his life?
(a) Control and power over others.
(b) Wealth and acclaim.
(c) Freedom and independence.
(d) Individuality and otherness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the consequence for Mr. Carver's mistake that night which is witnessed by Betsy and Joesphine?

2. What does Alex regularly urge Phillip to do?

3. Where does Georgie work before joining the army?

4. What does Holly encourage Phillip to focus on in his family?

5. For what reason are the daughters considered the "laughing stock of the town"?

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