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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 does Will feel when he figures out who is shooting into his garage?
(a) Disappointed.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Angry.
(d) Happy.

2. What does Will think his experiment might do for his relationship with his daughter?
(a) If he proves God's existence then they will have something in common.
(b) Leslie already hates him and nothing will change that.
(c) Leslie won't understand his experiment.
(d) Leslie loves her father and nothing will change that.

3. What does Allison compare the great iron stove to?
(a) A big oak tree.
(b) A dinosaur.
(c) A castle.
(d) A Mercedes.

4. What kind of energy does the stove require in order to work?
(a) Gas.
(b) Wood.
(c) Coal.
(d) Electricity.

5. Who is Norma Jean?
(a) The cashier at the A&P.
(b) An old girlfriend of Will's.
(c) Ewell McBee's partner.
(d) Lewis Peckham's wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Allison approach Will at first when she finds his golf balls?

2. During the fivesome golf game, what unusual thing does Will find himself doing with his golf club when he is hunting for his out of bounds ball?

3. Who does Will liken Bertie to?

4. Why did Allison travel to Linwood, NC?

5. How do Will and Ewell McBee first meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Will unhappy about during the game of golf with Ed Cupp, Bernie Peabody, Lewis Peckham, and Jimmy Rogers?

2. What does Allison talk to the man in the garage of Washau Motors about?

3. What happens when Will gets home from the Sunday golf game and sits in his garage?

4. What kind of shady business proposition does Ewell McBee make to Will?

5. What happy discovery does Allison make when she gets the stove out of the cellar?

6. Why does Allison want to move the old stove into her greenhouse?

7. What does Lewis think is wrong with Will?

8. Why is Allison hesitant to take the gift Will brings her?

9. What is the first time Will Barrett's deceased wife is mentioned?

10. When Allison's parents have a conference alone with Dr. Duk, what does she find out that instigates her escape?

(see the answer keys)

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