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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose graves does Keith Landry visit at the cemetery?
(a) Old girlfriends'.
(b) Comrades'.
(c) Relatives'.
(d) Old friends'.

2. What does Keith Landry ask about at the gas station?
(a) Gossip.
(b) Changes.
(c) Development plans.
(d) Job prospects.

3. From whom does Cliff Baxter ask for information about Keith Landry?
(a) Annie Baxter.
(b) Keith Landry.
(c) Sherry Kolarik.
(d) His policemen.

4. Who is Billy Marlon?
(a) A soldier from Keith Landry's platoon in Vietnam.
(b) A friend of Cliff Baxter's.
(c) An old boyfriend of Annie's.
(d) An old schoolmate of Keith Landry's.

5. What did Keith Landry feel about splitting with Annie?
(a) Nostalgic.
(b) Liberated.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Heartbroken.

6. What do the people Keith Landry visits tell him about what he apologizes for?
(a) That they want revenge themselves.
(b) That they will help him find forgiveness himself.
(c) That they cannot forgive him.
(d) That they have heard stories of Cliff Baxter's abuse of power.

7. What is Keith Landry wondering as he returns home?
(a) How he will make ends meet.
(b) How long he will stay there.
(c) How he will fit in.
(d) How long he will live.

8. Why doesn't Keith Landry stop at the Baxter house?
(a) He finds himself unable.
(b) His car breaks down.
(c) Cliff Baxter warns him away with a gun.
(d) He can't find it.

9. Where does Keith Landry go after making his visit?
(a) A pond.
(b) To see Annie Baxter.
(c) The high school.
(d) Home.

10. Where does Cliff Baxter discover that Keith Landry is back in town?
(a) The gas station.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) Keith Landry's house.
(d) The police station.

11. Where does Keith Landry meet Annie Baxter?
(a) At the police station.
(b) At the Post Office.
(c) At the supermarket.
(d) At the gas station.

12. What does Keith Landry find in his mailbox in Chapter 8?
(a) A threat from Cliff Baxter.
(b) An eviction notice.
(c) A bill for old tickets.
(d) A letter from Annie Baxter.

13. What is Annie afraid of when she sees Keith Landry?
(a) Someone will see them.
(b) Her husband will kill him.
(c) She will still love him.
(d) He will want her back.

14. What is the primary influence on Keith Landry's feelings as he returns home?
(a) Seeing the family place.
(b) His forced retirement.
(c) Meeting his family again.
(d) The bills he returns to.

15. What does Cliff Baxter force Sherry Kolarik to do?
(a) Give him information about Keith Landry.
(b) Give him money.
(c) Pay her parking tickets.
(d) Perform a sexual act.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invites Keith Landry to a meeting while he is trying to write a letter to Annie?

2. Who intervenes to break up the meeting peacefully?

3. Why doesn't Cliff Baxter show up for their meeting?

4. What is the significance of the place Keith Landry goes after his visit?

5. Who does Keith Landry find in his house?

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