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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) Charlene
(b) Camille
(c) Connie
(d) Candice

2. What do Mrs. Whiting's daughter and Miles share?
(a) A love for peanuts
(b) Lunches
(c) The same father
(d) The same birth date

3. What is Miles' mother's job?
(a) A nurse at the hospital
(b) Personal assistant to Mrs. Whiting
(c) A secretary at the factory
(d) A waitress at a tavern

4. Why is Miles a little late in arriving?
(a) He had a flat tire
(b) He went home to shower
(c) He went to the ATM
(d) He took John Voss home

5. What is Janine doing as she sits in Callahan's?
(a) Eats beer nuts
(b) Drinks wine coolers
(c) Folds napkins
(d) Practices her new signature

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the wealthiest family in Empire Falls?

2. On what number is Janine fixated as she sits at the ballgame?

3. What is Janine wearing at the game?

4. Who is Janine?

5. Who is Tick's art teacher?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Tick different from most of the residents of Empire Falls?

2. Who is John Voss?

3. Explain the irony in Miles' not having driven a car before taking driver's education.

4. What is the setting for the story?

5. What revelation does Miles get when he examines an old photo in the newspaper?

6. Explain the economic dynamics of the town as the story begins.

7. Why does David keep pressuring Miles about a liquor license?

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

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

10. What is the Exacto knife and why does it signify foreshadowing for the plot?

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