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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Fay in Chapter 4, what did her mother spend all day doing after Taft's death?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Sitting on the unfinished deck.
(c) Praying at their family church.
(d) Folding his shirts.

2. How does John say he knows Carl at the jail in Chapter 9?
(a) He employs him.
(b) He is his father.
(c) He is a family friend.
(d) He is his brother-in-law.

3. Which of the following is a location John and Fay check for Carl in Chapter 3?
(a) The emergency room.
(b) The bus depot.
(c) A pool hall.
(d) Rum Boogie Cafe.

4. What does John decide was an pivotal event for Fay and Carl?
(a) Moving to Memphis.
(b) Their father's death.
(c) The father losing his job.
(d) Carl's turning to drugs.

5. Why is Carl not with Taft when he dies in Chapter 12?
(a) He is asleep.
(b) He refuses to touch him.
(c) He is in the toolshed.
(d) He is calling an ambulance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does John tell Ruth to meet him in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 6, what does Ruth insist about John's drumming?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what does John decide he will do if Franklin wants to visit?

4. How does Fay get back into Muddy's in Chapter 11?

5. Why do Mr. and Mrs. Woodmoore keep quiet in the house after the wounded John arrives in Chapter 11?

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