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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the bossy waitress at the Enterprise Grill?
(a) Camille
(b) Connie
(c) Charlene
(d) Candice

2. Who is Janine?
(a) A reporter
(b) Miles' soon-to-be-ex-wife
(c) Miles' girlfriend
(d) Tick's Spanish teacher

3. Who does Miles hire to bus tables?
(a) John Voss
(b) Tick
(c) Candace
(d) Zack Minty

4. Who offers to give Miles driving lessons?
(a) Father Tom
(b) Max
(c) David
(d) Mrs. Whiting

5. What is Father Tom's favorite word?
(a) Peckerhead
(b) Pissant
(c) Perve
(d) Nimrod

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Janine call Miles?

2. What do Mrs. Whiting's daughter and Miles share?

3. What does Janine end up writing on the napkin?

4. Where does the staff of the Enterprise Grill go after a good night at work?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Janine call Miles The Human Rut?

2. What is the setting for the story?

3. Cite three examples of foreshadowing in Part 2, Chapter 12.

4. Who is John Voss?

5. Explain how the driving lesson with Mrs. Whiting helps Miles overcome his fear.

6. Explain how Jimmy Minty is a true product of his environment.

7. Explain the significance of the river as a metaphor for life in Empire Falls.

8. How is Miles' good heart exhibited in the scene with a hungover Buster?

9. How is Miles trying to improve the economy of Empire Falls?

10. How does David want Miles to expand his business opportunities?

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