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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can Fay only stay a work for a few hours in Chapter 6?
(a) Carl is in the hospital.
(b) She is feeling faint.
(c) A tornado is coming.
(d) It is her uncle's birthday.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what does John decide he will do if Franklin wants to visit?
(a) Go back with him to Miami.
(b) Buy him a bicycle.
(c) Ask Marion to join them.
(d) Take some weeks off.

3. Why is John angry at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) The broiler is broken.
(b) Wallace is sick.
(c) Fay hasn't shown up.
(d) Cyndi is drunk.

4. In Chapter 5, why does John state he is indebted to Ruth?
(a) She stuck by him in the bad days.
(b) She never missed one of his shows.
(c) She lent him a few hundred dollars.
(d) She convinced Marion to return to Memphis.

5. Where do Taft's in-laws live?
(a) Nashville.
(b) Coalfield.
(c) Memphis.
(d) St. Louis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Carl call Muddy's from in Chapter 9?

2. What does John refuse to do for Fay at the end of Chapter 3?

3. While Cyndi is drunk in Chapter 3, she talks about her time where?

4. Where do Fay and John eventually find Carl in Chapter 3?

5. Why is John uncomfortable in Fay's neighborhood?

(see the answer key)

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