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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who owns the establishment in #4?
(a) Eric Robichaud
(b) Miles Roby
(c) Milton Robinson
(d) Maurice Robichaux

2. What does Janine end up writing on the napkin?
(a) The Human Stain
(b) I hate Miles
(c) Janine Roby
(d) I heart Walt

3. Where does Max want to move?
(a) South Carolina
(b) Arizona
(c) Florida
(d) Georgia

4. What does Cindy drop between the bleachers?
(a) Her sweater
(b) Her cane
(c) Her program
(d) Her purse

5. What did Miles do when he caught Janine in bed with Walt?
(a) Ran from the room
(b) Shot them
(c) Beat up Walt
(d) Threw a vase at them

6. What recent injury does Miles have?
(a) Back strain
(b) Broken leg
(c) Cat scratch
(d) Broken ankle

7. Which of the following is not a primal urge according to Janine?
(a) Fuck
(b) Eat
(c) Kill your pain-in-the-ass mother
(d) Create art

8. What does Max want Miles to do?
(a) Sell the restaurant
(b) Marry Cindy Whiting
(c) Lose some weight
(d) Learn French

9. Miles has a dream that ____________ is hurt and lying under the bleachers.
(a) His mother
(b) Tick
(c) Cindy
(d) Janine

10. What is the nickname for Walt Comeau?
(a) The Silver Fox
(b) The Silver-Tongued Devil
(c) An Accident Waiting to Happen
(d) A Walking Hemorrhoid

11. What kind of animal does Max see in the cemetery?
(a) Dog
(b) Raccoon
(c) Rabbit
(d) Cat

12. Who does Miles find asleep at the counter of the Grill in Part 3, Chapter 18?
(a) Father Tom
(b) Max
(c) Janine
(d) Buster

13. Jimmy's father teaches him that all things are determined by an elite group who _________________________________.
(a) "have better educations"
(b) "have the whole thing figured out"
(c) "have a head start on life"
(d) "don't give a damn about other people"

14. What is the wealthiest family in Empire Falls?
(a) Weston
(b) Warwick
(c) Hall
(d) Whiting

15. What does David harass Miles about at the Lamplighter?
(a) Not having a liquor license
(b) Gaining weight
(c) Losing his hair
(d) Getting divorced

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sometimes takes Cindy to the cemetery?

2. Why is Max not allowed in the rectory?

3. What does Miles forget when he leaves Martha's Vineyard?

4. Who is the older priest at St. Catherine's Catholic Church?

5. What is the event that takes place in Part 3, Chapter 15?

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