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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Holly Kaplan is a Jewish woman from what city?
(a) Memphis.
(b) New York.
(c) Nashville.
(d) Cleveland.

2. The family's move to Memphis is a disaster for everyone except who?
(a) Father.
(b) Phillip.
(c) Mother.
(d) Josephine.

3. What quality in himself does Alex say he likes least?
(a) He is a poor student.
(b) He is an only child.
(c) He is a cheater.
(d) He is plain Memphis.

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

5. What name does Alex use for addressing Mrs. Carver?
(a) Mrs. Carver
(b) Mother.
(c) Auntie.
(d) Miss MInta.

6. What expression do Betsy and Josephine use repeatedly to describe their father's dancing?
(a) "Awkward movements."
(b) "Strutting his stuff."
(c) "Cane dancing."
(d) "Attempting to dance."

7. Many dinner conversations between Mr. Carver, Betsy and Josephine revolved around what topic?
(a) Business.
(b) Law.
(c) Betsy and Josephine's suitors.
(d) Real estate.

8. How do Betsy and Josephine refer to the women Mr. Carver begins dating after he dates older women?
(a) "Opportunists."
(b) "Gold diggers."
(c) "Youngish women."
(d) "Floozies."

9. Who does Mr. Carver confide in when he wants to block Phillip from marrying his girlfriend in Chattanooga?
(a) Alex Mercer.
(b) Josephine.
(c) Mother.
(d) Betsy.

10. What does Father state as his reason for not liking Wyant?
(a) Father does not like the Brawleys.
(b) Wyant is not a good driver.
(c) Wyant is not trustworthy.
(d) Wyant is not from Memphis.

11. How does Alex refer to Betsy and Josephine?
(a) "Those two stupid Nashville women."
(b) "Those two awful Memphis girls."
(c) "Those two silly Tennessee girls."
(d) "Those two awful Nashville girls."

12. How long after the move to Memphis do Betsy and her beau break off their relationship?
(a) Six months.
(b) A few days.
(c) A year.
(d) Six weeks.

13. How old is Phillip when he first meets Clara?
(a) 45.
(b) 30.
(c) 23.
(d) 20.

14. In what year does George Carver move his family to Memphis?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1920.

15. How does Georgie explain to his father that he is leaving for military duty?
(a) He lies and says he is only going through basic training.
(b) He lies and says someone else signed him up.
(c) He lies and says he is not really joining the army.
(d) He lies and says he is drafted by the army.

Short Answer Questions

1. Both Betsy and Josephine call to give Phillip what news?

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

3. What is Mother's reaction to Phillip's declaration that moving to Memphis has ruined his life?

4. What does Phillip do with the gift he had plans to give to Clara but does not?

5. What dance do Betsy and Josephine try and convince the bands to play?

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