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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. In Chapter 7, why does John think the crowd is larger than normal?
(a) Elvis's birthday is today.
(b) Fay's friends are coming.
(c) The bar across the street has closed.
(d) Tourist season has started.
2. Why is Carl particularly angry about having his stash taken in Chapter 8?
(a) He smuggled it into the country personally.
(b) He spent all night cutting it.
(c) He has promised it to buyers.
(d) He is on advance.
3. What does John say that enrages Ruth in Chapter 7?
(a) He wants to see Marion.
(b) He should not have called her.
(c) He is leaving Memphis.
(d) She needs to lose weight.
4. What is Carl doing for the first time in the Taft section of Chapter 8?
(a) Going camping.
(b) Borrowing the car.
(c) Working a job.
(d) Going on a date.
5. In Chapter 12, where does Fay say she thinks she can get a job?
(a) The Dairy Queen.
(b) A day care.
(c) A church.
(d) The lumberyard.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 8, What does Fay pointedly ask John?
2. What do John and Fay eat for dinner in Chapter 9?
3. Which character dies over the course of the novel?
4. What does Ruth demand immediately up entering Muddy's in Chapter 9?
5. What advise from Virginia regarding the car repair does Taft refuse in Chapter 10?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is John shot in Chapter 11?
2. What do John and Franklin do together at the end of Chapter 8?
3. How does Marion's friend, the doctor, help John in Chapter 11?
4. How does John anger Ruth at the beginning of Chapter 7?
5. What confrontation do John and Carl have in Chapter 8?
6. Where does John go to recuperate in Chapter 12?
7. What assessment does the mechanic in Chapter 10 make regarding Taft's car?
8. When does Fay surprise Taft in Chapter 10?
9. How do Ruth, Fay and Cyndi gang up on John at the beginning of Chapter 9?
10. What is John's catharsis at the end of Taft?
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