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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Marvin and Lymon do together?
(a) Start a business.
(b) Leave town.
(c) Take a vacation.
(d) Build a house.

2. Where does Marvin serve time for committing crimes?
(a) Atlanta penitentiary.
(b) Alcatraz prison.
(c) Sing Sing prison.
(d) Leavenworth prison.

3. What rude name does Marvin call Cousin Lymon?
(a) Midget.
(b) Dummy.
(c) Brokeback.
(d) Jerk.

4. Who accidentally gets the plate of poisoned food when Amelia tries to poison Marvin?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Ameila.
(c) Sara.
(d) Lymon.

5. What is the busiest night in Amelia's cafe?
(a) Friday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Tuesday.

6. In this story, McCullers intimates that a certain level of _____________ is part of life.
(a) anxiety.
(b) fear.
(c) horror.
(d) absurdity.

7. What literary technique does McCullers use when she addresses the ruined marriage between Amelia and Marvin and the future failed relationship between Amelia and Lymon.
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Foreshadowing.

8. What does Frances do when Mr. Bilderbach wants her to play?
(a) She says she needs a break.
(b) She leaves the house with no warning.
(c) She plays brilliantly.
(d) She breaks down and cries.

9. Who has Marvin's brother brought with him to Amelia's cafe?
(a) A sick child.
(b) His new bride.
(c) Marvin.
(d) His mother.

10. How long did Miss Amelia's only marriage last?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 10 weeks.
(d) 10 months.

11. How old is the student who is profiled in a magazine?
(a) 6.
(b) 14.
(c) 21.
(d) 17.

12. What literary technique does McCullers use when mentioning Amelia's very brief marriage to Marvin Macy?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

13. What is the weather as the story opens?
(a) Temperate.
(b) Very hot.
(c) Cool.
(d) Frigid.

14. Amelia takes Lymon to picture shows and ______________.
(a) dog races.
(b) cockfights.
(c) football games.
(d) horse races.

15. How many years have passed since the opening of Amelia's cafe?
(a) 4.
(b) 19.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. Both Frances and the student in #78 have been dubbed ________________.

2. What does Amelia slaughter for a town barbecue?

3. On what day do Amelia and Marvin have a big fight?

4. What does Amelia do with the gifts Marvin gives her?

5. Who is entranced by Marvin?

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