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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John ask Jeff to do when he sees him?
(a) Watch a baseball game on TV.
(b) Hug him.
(c) Put on his uniform.
(d) Go have a beer with him.

2. Why was Jeff discharged from the Air Force?
(a) He went AWOL.
(b) He failed navigator training.
(c) He was arrested for drunk driving.
(d) He was drunk on duty.

3. What did John and Mattie do when Mattie's sisters came to New York?
(a) Sent them back home.
(b) Took care of them.
(c) Got them married off.
(d) Found them an apartment.

4. What does John feels about Jeff's discharge?
(a) It is reversible.
(b) It is unfortunate.
(c) It is a disgrace.
(d) It was predictable.

5. What drug does Skeeter take at the house?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Vicodin.
(c) Crack.
(d) Marijuana.

6. What does Gail ask Jeff to do?
(a) Speak to Mo as a friend.
(b) Get her some college course information.
(c) Hide her gun.
(d) Take her out.

7. What does Jeff tell his mother when she asks him to wait to get married?
(a) He will wait as long as it takes.
(b) He can't agree to wait.
(c) He will wait until he graduates law school.
(d) He will wait six months.

8. What is the name of John's poem?
(a) The Tigres River.
(b) Rollin' on the River.
(c) The River Niger.
(d) The River is Wide.

9. What has Dudley scheduled for Mattie?
(a) Tee times.
(b) Biopsies.
(c) Hair appointment.
(d) Blood donation.

10. Where does John want Dudley to go with him?
(a) Bob Evans.
(b) Starbucks.
(c) Zack's Diner.
(d) The Apple bar.

11. What does Jeff tell Mattie to do with his uniform?
(a) Hem the pants.
(b) Mend a tear in it.
(c) Take it to the cleaners.
(d) Give it to the Salvation Army.

12. Why was John forced to drop out of school?
(a) To take care of the farm.
(b) He got seriously ill.
(c) He ran out of money.
(d) To care for Mattie's family.

13. Where did Mattie and John live when John was in college?
(a) Georgia.
(b) New York.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Virginia.

14. How old is Grandma?
(a) 67.
(b) 75.
(c) 83.
(d) 91.

15. What does Jeff do when Chips antagonizes Ann?
(a) Kicks him out of the house.
(b) Threatens to kill him.
(c) Renounces their friendship.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did John direct his frustrated ambitions?

2. How many years had John attended college?

3. What type of encouragement does Ann give Mattie?

4. Why is Grandma not happy about Ann's presence in their lives?

5. Where do John and Dudley go?

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