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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Donna's husband work?
(a) Union Carbide.
(b) The power company.
(c) The cookie factory.
(d) Sinclair Oil.

2. What is Mawmaw's daughter's name?
(a) Genevive.
(b) Candace.
(c) Alma.
(d) Donna.

3. The deep V of the Vietnam Memorial reminds Sam of what?
(a) The white wings of the mall in Paducah.
(b) The death marches she has read about.
(c) The pits of Hell.
(d) The blackness of Tom's despair.

4. What does Sam's mouth taste like to her in the morning after being at Tom's?
(a) Beer.
(b) Beets.
(c) Rust.
(d) Sugar.

5. How big does Emmett say the fleas are in Vietnam?
(a) The size of rats.
(b) The size of puppy dogs.
(c) The size of blood-sucking rats.
(d) As big as a racoon.

6. What was Larry watching when Emmett showed up at Irene's house in Lexington?
(a) Young Frankenstein.
(b) ET.
(c) Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
(d) M*A*S*H.

7. What does Irene say of Campbell's Soup as Emmett is eating split pea soup from the can?
(a) That it needs water added.
(b) That he needs to cook it first.
(c) That it is full of salt.
(d) That it reminds her of C-rations.

8. Where does Pap say Fred Turner's boy is stationed in the Air Force?
(a) Spain.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

9. Mawmaw wants to do what to Dwayne's name on the memorial?
(a) Cover it up.
(b) Get a paper impression from it.
(c) Touch it.
(d) Color it.

10. Where did Irene and Dwayne get married?
(a) At a big Baptist church in Paducah.
(b) On Dwayne's parents' farm.
(c) At the courthouse in Lexington.
(d) On the porch of a justice of hte peach.

11. Sam thinks she has always been good at figuring out what?
(a) Relationsip dilemmas.
(b) People.
(c) Handwriting.
(d) Puzzles.

12. What does Grandma say when she and Sam are talking and Grandpa teasingly inquires about their conversation?
(a) "Girl talk.".
(b) "Talk to the dog.".
(c) "None of your business.".
(d) "Nothing.".

13. Emmett had what ailment when he was eleven?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) The measles.
(c) The mumps.
(d) The chick pox.

14. Since Dawn got pregnant, Sam has been feeling that if she doesn't watch her step, her life could be ruined by something stupid like what?
(a) A snake in the grass.
(b) Sniper fire.
(c) A Bouncing Betty.
(d) An elephant stampede.

15. What does Sam ask Emmett to do in regards of the car she is buying?
(a) To fix the clutch.
(b) To help pay for gas.
(c) To sign for her.
(d) To pay for repairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sam say she could get into to try to get TOm to want to be with her when she buys the car from him?

2. What had Sam lost the desire for one Christmas that parallel's her loss of desire for Lonnie?

3. Who had Emmett ridden with to Lexington?

4. According to Sam, her mother had an explanation for everything now that she was taking what class?

5. What does Lorenzo Jones collect?

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