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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Fay spend most of her time on the second work shift in Chapter 7?
(a) Behind the bar.
(b) Working the tables.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) In the bathroom.

2. Who is left at the Woodmoore house in Chapter 11 when John is brought to the doctor's?
(a) Fay.
(b) Carl.
(c) Marion.
(d) Wallace.

3. Where is Taft in Chapter 12 when he has his fatal heart attack?
(a) The backyard.
(b) His bedroom.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The bathroom.

4. Where do Marion and Franklin first meet John in Chapter 7?
(a) The Woodmoores'.
(b) Muddy's.
(c) A baseball game.
(d) John's apartment.

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

6. Who holds John's neck throughout most of Chapter 11?
(a) Wallace.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Carl.
(d) Fay.

7. Why do Mr. and Mrs. Woodmoore keep quiet in the house after the wounded John arrives in Chapter 11?
(a) They have experienced a shooting wound before.
(b) They are afraid the police will get called.
(c) They do not want to wake Franklin.
(d) They do not want to aggravate John's condition.

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

9. What does Fay ask of John at dinner in Chapter 9?
(a) That he take her virginity.
(b) That he marry her.
(c) That he hire Carl on.
(d) That he fire her.

10. Who immediately accosts John when he enters Muddy's in Chapter 11?
(a) Carl.
(b) Wallace.
(c) Fay.
(d) Cyndi.

11. At the beginning of Chapter 12, who picks up John's prescription?
(a) Marion.
(b) The Doctor.
(c) Fay.
(d) Wallace.

12. Why does John demand not to be taken to the hospital in Chapter 11?
(a) He fears Carl will be arrested.
(b) He is a Christian Scientist.
(c) He thinks he will die en route.
(d) He does not trust white doctor's

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

14. What is Ruth doing when John wakes up at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Talking on the phone.
(b) Doing her nails.
(c) Making breakfast.
(d) Taking a shower.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Carl involved with as of Chapter 8?

4. What is special about the day Chapter 9 takes place on?

5. What is Tommy Lawson's son selling when he knocks on Taft's door in Chapter 10?

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