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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Carver represent to Alex?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Sophistication.
(c) Intellectualism.
(d) Practicality.

2. How is George Carver regarded by the townspeople?
(a) He is born under a bad sign.
(b) He is a spoiled brat.
(c) He is born under a lucky star.
(d) He is raised without manners.

3. What do Betsy and Josephine do to embarrass their father?
(a) Wear wild clothing.
(b) Drive a convertible.
(c) Open a law firm of their own.
(d) Stop their education.

4. How old are Betsy and Josephine when their mother dies?
(a) In their forties.
(b) In their sixties.
(c) In their fifties.
(d) In their thirties.

5. How does Phillips find he identifies with his father one evening?
(a) They are both tired of Betsy and Josephine's meddling.
(b) They are both growing old.
(c) They are both lonely in their surroundings.
(d) They are both unmarried.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Phillip certain of in Chapter 8?

2. Father and Mother met in what city?

3. What do Alex, Phillip and his father see as they pull into the driveway of the house?

4. How do Betsy and Josephine refer to the women Mr. Carver begins dating after he dates older women?

5. What thing does Philip remember most clearly about the moves in his life?

(see the answer key)

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