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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 49 - 89).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the narrator doing with his mother when she first tells him about Howard Hughes's visit to Tim's Creek?
(a) Going to the doctor.
(b) Pulling weeds in the garden.
(c) Shucking corn.
(d) Cooking grits.

2. What does Lazarus do in his early thirties after leaving the Merchant Marines?
(a) He trains as a plumber.
(b) He goes to the seminary.
(c) He starts his own business.
(d) He trains as a carpenter.

3. Who does the music star's accent make Ed Phelps think of?
(a) The Beatles.
(b) The Nimrids.
(c) The Green Hens.
(d) The Deftones.

4. What sport did Tony and Cicero used to participate in together in high school?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Track.
(d) Football.

5. What disagreement is Cicero having with his uncle?
(a) Over Cicero's choice to sell his uncle's car.
(b) Over what kind of food to serve at the family picnic.
(c) Over Cicero's marriage to Gina.
(d) Over whether or not to sell the family's land.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the music star say when Ed asks how he knew Ed played guitar?

2. When did Inez Cross Pickett die?

3. What does the narrator ask his mother how to cook in the story The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks?

4. What turns out to be wrong with Cicero's car?

5. Why is Ed in the new city in the story When We All Get to Heaven?

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