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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Georgie die?
(a) The D-Day invasion.
(b) Atom bomb explosion.
(c) Hunting accident.
(d) Automobile accident.

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

3. What is Alex's wife's name?
(a) Frances.
(b) Susan.
(c) Jane.
(d) Betty.

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

5. Who is Mrs. Clara Stockwell?
(a) George's great aunt.
(b) George Carver's fiance.
(c) Phillip's cousin.
(d) Betsy's married sister.

6. Within a few weeks of meeting Clara, where does Phillip begin spending his Saturday nights?
(a) At the library.
(b) At Clara's parents' house.
(c) At restaurants.
(d) At used book stores.

7. What does Phillip do with his sisters' letters describing his father's nighttime activities?
(a) He throws them away.
(b) He sends them to Alex.
(c) He returns them to his sisters.
(d) He keeps them for memories.

8. What does Alex regularly urge Phillip to do?
(a) Travel to Europe.
(b) Study law.
(c) Start his own business.
(d) Return to Memphis and teach.

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

10. What gift does Phillip give to Clara a week before her birthday?
(a) "Scrooge" by Charles Dickens.
(b) "A Christmas Story" by James Agee.
(c) "A Christmas Tale" by Henry James.
(d) "A Garland of Chirstmas Verse" by S.C. Mayle.

11. Why does George Carver move to Memphis?
(a) To join an old friend
(b) To meet new people
(c) To have a better social life.
(d) To start a new life after the problems in Nashville.

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

13. Father and Mother met in what city?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Nashville.
(c) Thornton.
(d) New York.

14. How do Betsy and Josephine initially react to their father's dating?
(a) They are angry.
(b) They are happy.
(c) They are concerned.
(d) They are jealous.

15. Why do Betsy and Wyant stay behind in Huntington?
(a) To get gas for the car.
(b) To eat dinner and see a movie.
(c) To visit with friends.
(d) To elope.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Phillip believe his father goes to the same nightclubs as his daughters?

2. Who does Alex turn to for advice when he is ready to make his career plans?

3. What is the name of the area in which Betsy and Josephine live?

4. In what year does the relationship between Clara and Phillip end?

5. Who is Josephine's serious suitor in Memphis?

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