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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 does Carl thank John for at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Taking care of him weeks ago.
(b) Driving Fay home.
(c) Letting him hang around Muddy's.
(d) The boxing lesson.

2. What does Taft do as soon as he returns home from the mechanic in Chapter 10?
(a) Orders a pizza.
(b) Work on the porch.
(c) Calls into work.
(d) Opens a beer.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John say that enrages Ruth in Chapter 7?

2. Why do Mr. and Mrs. Woodmoore keep quiet in the house after the wounded John arrives in Chapter 11?

3. How many shifts in a row is Taft planning to work in Chapter 8?

4. How much does the mechanic want to simply patch the car up in Chapter 10?

5. Why, according to the mechanic in Chapter 10, will the car insurance only pay a few hundred?

Short Essay Questions

1. What assessment does the mechanic in Chapter 10 make regarding Taft's car?

2. Why does John refuse to be taken to a hospital after being shot?

3. Why is John deeply gladdened by his morning with Marion and Franklin in Chapter 11?

4. How does Carl explain his arrest in Chapter 9?

5. What does Mrs. Woodmore request of John in Chapter 12?

6. What does Wallace tell John about Carl in Chapter 8?

7. How do Ruth, Fay and Cyndi gang up on John at the beginning of Chapter 9?

8. How does Taft die in Chapter 12?

9. Describe John and Fay's interaction in Chapter 7.

10. How does Marion's friend, the doctor, help John in Chapter 11?

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