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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What question does Fay ask John that makes him uncomfortable in Chapter 5?
(a) If he sees his son often.
(b) If he is married.
(c) Whether he likes white people.
(d) Whether he likes her.

3. At the Rum Boogie Cafe, John is certain he will have sex with a woman despite what?
(a) She is white.
(b) She is married.
(c) She dislikes him.
(d) She is sober.

4. When did John leave Marion?
(a) When she became preganant.
(b) When she was in nursing school.
(c) When she started doing cocaine.
(d) When she wanted to get married.

5. Where does John tell Ruth to meet him in Chapter 6?
(a) Rum Boogie Cafe.
(b) Muddy's.
(c) Shiloh.
(d) His apartment.

6. Where do Fay and John eventually find Carl in Chapter 3?
(a) A methadone clinic.
(b) Out front of Fay's house.
(c) The doorway of Muddy's.
(d) The woods behind Fay's house.

7. How old was Ruth when she kissed John?
(a) 21.
(b) 14.
(c) 30.
(d) 17.

8. In Chapter 6, how does Taft feel about visiting his in-laws?
(a) He looks forward to it.
(b) He is the only one willing to do it.
(c) He dislikes it.
(d) He is indifferent to it.

9. What is Mr. Woodmoore's career?
(a) Automotive engineer.
(b) Neurologist.
(c) Tugboat captain.
(d) Nurse.

10. Which battlefield do Fay and Fay think to visit in Chapter 4?
(a) Antietam.
(b) Cold Harbor.
(c) Chancellorsville.
(d) Shiloh.

11. How did Fay's father die?
(a) Heart failure.
(b) A stroke.
(c) A car accident.
(d) Pancreatic cancer.

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

13. Why does John admonish Eddie's father in Chapter 2?
(a) Eddie has no shoes.
(b) Eddie is not in school.
(c) Eddie's father is drunk.
(d) Eddie's father owes john money.

14. What does Carl say to John at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) He apologizes.
(b) He is unintelligible.
(c) He asks for a job.
(d) He tells him to stay away from Fay.

15. How old does Fay admit to being in Chapter 6?
(a) Almost 18.
(b) Almost 20.
(c) Almost 16.
(d) Almost 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Franklin hurt at the end of Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 4, who tells John to pick up Fay?

3. When did John decide he wanted Marion back?

4. Why does John offer to drive Fay home in Chapter 3?

5. In Chapter 4, Taft jokes with Fay before what?

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