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

2. What is the nickname for the rectory at St. Catherine's Church?
(a) The Rectum
(b) The last chance
(c) The refractory
(d) The rectifier

3. What does Jimmy think about as he sits in front of the Empire Grill?
(a) Going out with Charlene
(b) Beating Miles to a pulp
(c) Drinking a beer
(d) Getting a new job

4. The idea that Miles should be kicked out of driver's education until he learns to drive is _________________.
(a) an irony
(b) a simile
(c) a metaphor
(d) flashback

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Janine wearing at the game?

2. What does Max want Miles to do?

3. Who is Janine soon to marry?

4. What does John Voss' lunch smell like?

5. What kind of business does Miles' brother want Miles to buy in Martha's Vineyard?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the role of Timmy, the cat, in the story?

3. How does Miles try to help John Voss.

4. Describe Max and what he represents in the town of Empire Falls.

5. What does Father Mark represent in the story?

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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