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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. What color dress does Miriam wear to the Marine Corp Ball in Chapter 5?
(a) Red.
(b) Gold.
(c) Black.
(d) Silver.

2. Where does the air conditioning break again in Chapter 2?
(a) Sugar Tree.
(b) Yellow Springs.
(c) Huntersville.
(d) Wildersville.

3. In what room do Joan and Mya sleep in Chapter 10?
(a) West bedroom.
(b) Quilting room.
(c) Sewing room.
(d) East bedroom.

4. How old is Derek in 1988?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

5. Where does Miriam have a part-time job in Chapter 12?
(a) Diner.
(b) College library.
(c) College cafeteria.
(d) Public library.

Short Answer Questions

1. What branch of service is Jax in?

2. In Chapter 4, what is August doing when Jax comes to the door?

3. What song does August sing in Chapter 11?

4. How does August say that Derek's father died?

5. How many hours was Miriam in labor with Joan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Miriam in Memphis in Chapter 8, and where is Jax?

2. What does Joan's father say to her mother before he walks out?

3. In 1978, what does Hazel wear when she is gardening?

4. Who is Derek, and what does Joan remember about him?

5. Why did August quit college and start styling hair?

6. What does Miriam think it will be like to go back to school?

7. What wakes Joan in Chapter 6, and what does she see when she goes downstairs?

8. How does Joan describe the house her grandfather built?

9. Why does Miriam stop at an Exxon filling station in Chapter 2, and does he get what she wants?

10. What does August do when she sees Jax choking Miriam in Chapter 9?

(see the answer keys)

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