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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose photographic image is described "as flat and empty as a sheet of tin in the sun"?
(a) Granny.
(b) Glen.
(c) Bone.
(d) Mama.

2. What was Glen's first job after the move in Chapter 8?
(a) Driving a route for Dr. Pepper.
(b) Account salesman for a uniform company.
(c) Working at the RC Cola plant.
(d) Working for a box company.

3. What happens when Bone is hungry?
(a) She cries.
(b) She distracts herself with a book.
(c) She sings.
(d) Her hands won't stay still.

4. What does Mama cook on the sides of the pan with the eggs?
(a) Fatback.
(b) Green tomato slices.
(c) Biscuits.
(d) Bacon.

5. What season of the year does Mama marry Glen?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Summer.

6. What do the Waddell's call Bone and Reese?
(a) Boatwrights.
(b) Anney's girls.
(c) Glen's girls.
(d) Trash.

7. How long did Mama and the kids live away from Glen?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 1 month.

8. What color are Shannon Pearl's eyes?
(a) Green.
(b) Pink.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

9. Who does Bone take roses from?
(a) Aunt Ruth.
(b) Aunt Madeline.
(c) Aunt Carr.
(d) Aunt Alma.

10. Does Bone ever see her real father?
(a) Yes; when she was five years old.
(b) No.
(c) Yes; when she was two years old.
(d) Yes; eight days after she was born.

11. What kind of shoes does Bone long for when she turns nine years old?
(a) Blue canvas sneakers.
(b) Patent-leather Mary Janes.
(c) Saddle oxfords.
(d) Penny loafers.

12. What is Mama looking for in the box of Alma's chiffarobe?
(a) Reese's birth certificate.
(b) Mama's wedding ring.
(c) Mama's marriage license.
(d) Bone's birth certificates.

13. What does Bone do on Wednesday nights in Chapter 10?
(a) Attends revivals.
(b) Visits the library.
(c) Attends church services for young people.
(d) Listens to the radio.

14. Who tells Bone that Glen is "pure crazy where your mama's concerned"?
(a) Alma.
(b) Granny.
(c) Temple.
(d) Garvey.

15. What states do the gospel circuit run from?
(a) North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama.
(b) West Virginia, Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia.
(c) Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina.
(d) South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, Tennessee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has a reputation for "an easy smile and a sharp tongue"?

2. What does Mama pack for the picnic?

3. Where is Glen when Mama cooks eggs for Bone and Reese?

4. How long does Mama date Glen?

5. Who owns Sunshine Dairy?

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