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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Woodmore ask John to do regarding Fay in Chapter 12?
(a) Never see her again.
(b) Adopt her.
(c) Keep her on the Muddy's staff.
(d) Marry her.

2. What does Taft give Tommy Lawson's boy to cool him off?
(a) A beer.
(b) A popsickle.
(c) An ice-cream sandwich.
(d) A Coke.

3. Who dances to the band's slow, elegiac song at Muddy's in Chapter 11?
(a) Cyndi.
(b) Franklin.
(c) Fay.
(d) Ruth.

4. Why is Wallace surprised by in Chapter 7?
(a) John has a child.
(b) Cyndi is dating Carl.
(c) He is being demoted.
(d) Fay is not 21.

5. In Chapter 10, Taft gives Tommy Lawson's son tips on what?
(a) Salesmanship.
(b) Confidence.
(c) Masonry.
(d) Singing.

6. In Chapter 9, Carl says he was arrested in the parking lot of what?
(a) A nightclub.
(b) A zoo.
(c) A Carl Jr.'s.
(d) A high school.

7. How old is Carl in the final passage of Taft?
(a) 40.
(b) 5.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 15.

8. What does Fay ask John at the very beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Whether he loves her.
(b) Why he kicked Carl out.
(c) If she can have a raise.
(d) If Marion has left.

9. In Chapter 10, how does Taft decide Carl will pay off the damage to the car?
(a) A job at the Dairy Queen.
(b) A paper route.
(c) A job at the local video store.
(d) A job at the lumberyard.

10. What does Carl do immediately before John kicks him out in Chapter 8?
(a) Try to punch him.
(b) Break a glass.
(c) Push Fay over.
(d) Make a grab for his stash.

11. How does Fay get back into Muddy's in Chapter 11?
(a) She comes in the back door.
(b) She jimmies the front door lock.
(c) She has stolen and copied John's key.
(d) She breaks a window.

12. What is Tommy Lawson's son selling when he knocks on Taft's door in Chapter 10?
(a) Kitchen knives.
(b) Candy bars.
(c) Magazine subscriptions.
(d) Coupon books.

13. Who is Carl involved with as of Chapter 8?
(a) Rose.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Wallace.
(d) Cyndi.

14. What does Ruth demand immediately up entering Muddy's in Chapter 9?
(a) A ride home.
(b) Money.
(c) A kiss.
(d) A drink.

15. In the beginning of the Taft section of Chapter 12, where is Virginia?
(a) A parent-teacher conference.
(b) A rummage sale.
(c) A town meeting.
(d) A soup kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Carl hit in his crash?

2. What does John assure Ruth of regarding Marion in the beginning of Chapter 9?

3. Who visits Taft in the middle of the night in Chapter 10?

4. In Chapter 7, why does Fay want John to apologize to her?

5. What does the doctor suggest to Marion at the end of Chapter 11?

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