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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. How long does Grandfather say it will take until the road will be impassible by an automobile?
(a) 50 years
(b) 25 years
(c) 40 years
(d) 10 years

2. What city do the men start to drive toward after the bridge?
(a) Dallas
(b) New Orleans
(c) St. Louis
(d) Memphis

3. When is Mr. Ballot supposed to open the garage?
(a) The day the family returns from the funeral
(b) Every evening at 7pm
(c) Every morning
(d) When Boon needs to go to the shops

4. What does Boon attach to the vehicle in this chapter?
(a) A roof
(b) A number plate
(c) A windscreen
(d) Headlights

5. Where does Ned plan to take the horse?
(a) Parsham
(b) Houston
(c) Nixon
(d) Lexington

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ballenbaugh's?

2. What does Ned have a special talent for?

3. What reason does Boon give for Memphis being quiet?

4. What is the name of the young woman who meets them at the door?

5. What is Ned's reason for coming on the trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Iron Bridge symbolize?

2. Why can Boon not lock the automobile in the garage?

3. Describe Boon's situation as a retainer.

4. Why did Grandfather purchase an automobile?

5. What themes does Chapter 3 introduce?

6. What lies does Lucius tell in Chapter 3?

7. Why is Lucius so horrified that Boon has changed clothes?

8. What plot elements does this chapter introduce?

9. What are the elements of virtue and non-virtue that are shown in this chapter?

10. What does Lucius feel after he has driven the vehicle?

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