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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the ranger in Chapter 4 warn Fay and John not to do before letting them into the battlefield?
(a) Camp.
(b) Get lost.
(c) Vandalize anything.
(d) Make too much noise.

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

4. What was Fay's mother's occupation before her husband's death?
(a) Librarian.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Waitress.
(d) Teacher.

5. Why does Taft stop working on the deck early in Chapter 5?
(a) Fay needs a ride.
(b) He is too tired.
(c) Carl storms off.
(d) He is having chest pains.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often did John and Marion see each other after reuniting?

2. According to Fay in Chapter 4, what did her mother spend all day doing after Taft's death?

3. Who does John Nickel imagine as he walks through Fay's house?

4. In Chapter 5, what does Mr. Woodmoore say about Marion?

5. What does the Taft family do its first day in Memphis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does John reason about the Taft house in the beginning of Chapter 4?

2. What is the nature of Ruth and John's visit together in the midst of Chapter 6?

3. How has John's relationship with the Woodmoores changed?

4. How do John and Fay meet in Chapter 1?

5. How does John feel about Fay's neighborhood in Chapter 3?

6. How does Fay describe her family to John In Chapter 6?

7. In Chapter 2, what does Fay reveal to John about herself?

8. Where do John and Fay travel in Chapter 4?

9. How is Ruth introduced in Chapter 5?

10. What interchange do Fay and John have before parting in Chapter 4?

(see the answer keys)

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