2. Who does John run into after lunch (at the library)?
(a) His Aunt Emily.
(b) His brother, Lonnie.
(c) His cousin's wife, Nell Lovell.
(d) His mother.

3. In Chapter 1, what is revealed as a central theme of the book?
(a) The city of New Orleans.
(b) Love.
(c) Difficult Relationships.
(d) Movies.

4. What becomes clearer about John's relationship to his mother?
(a) It is easygoing, but she does not understand him.
(b) He is a "mama's boy."
(c) He does not have a mother.
(d) They hate each other.

5. What is John longing to find?
(a) Meaning and purpose in his life.
(b) A new family.
(c) Love and wine.
(d) True Friends.

6. Who is John closest to in his family?
(a) His stepfather.
(b) His mother.
(c) Lonnie.
(d) His little sister.

7. From whom does John receive a letter?
(a) His lover.
(b) His sister.
(c) His mother.
(d) His aunt.

8. What is clear about Sharon?
(a) She will not be like other girls from John's past.
(b) She is very smart.
(c) She wants to marry a rich New Orleans man.
(d) She is after John.

9. What does John listen to as he falls asleep?
(a) His favorite songs.
(b) His neighbors fighting.
(c) This I Believe - a radio show.
(d) An audiobook.

10. What indicates a close relationship between John and his aunt?
(a) Their daily phone calls.
(b) Their letters and visits.
(c) The secrets she tells John
(d) Their daily text messages.

11. What usually doesn't last for John?
(a) Jobs.
(b) Relationships.
(c) Good opportunities
(d) Dinners.

12. What does Sharon hide from John?
(a) Her true thoughts about him.
(b) The magazine she reads.
(c) The outfit she is wearing.
(d) What she is reading.

13. John attributes _ and _ with being a moviegoer.
(a) spirit & drive
(b) malice & loneliness
(c) exile & injustice
(d) exile & loneliness

14. What concerns John on the drive?
(a) That malaise will overtake them.
(b) He will like her too much.
(c) They will have nothing to talk about.
(d) She will not like him.

15. What does the reader think about Kate?
(a) She is very beautiful.
(b) She does not seem like a normal woman.
(c) Many men desire her.
(d) She wants to be with John.