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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. To whom does Lymon seem attracted now?
(a) Sara.
(b) Marvin.
(c) Amelia.
(d) Andy.

2. With what is Marvin associated in the story?
(a) Religion.
(b) Agriculture.
(c) Money.
(d) Weather.

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

4. Who is Mister Lafkowitz?
(a) Piano teacher.
(b) Electrician.
(c) Librarian.
(d) Mayor.

5. What is wrong with the sick child brought to see Amelia?
(a) Boil on his thigh.
(b) Chicken Pox.
(c) Scarlet Fever.
(d) Measles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man who comes to Amelia's house tell her?

2. In what month does the story take place?

3. Who was Miss Amelia's husband?

4. What is the state of the largest house in the center of town?

5. What literary technique does McCullers use when mentioning Amelia's very brief marriage to Marvin Macy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the role of misfits in McCullers' work and how Cousin Lymon and Amelia both fall into that category.

2. What causes Martin to feel love and not anger for Emily?

3. What becomes of Amelia after Cousin Lymon and Marvin wreck her cafe and then leave town?

4. What happens when a young boy enters a diner one night?

5. What is the main theme in this story?

6. What is the nature of the altercation between Martin and his wife, Emily?

7. What does the old man tell the boy about the woman he had been married to?

8. How does the end of Marvin and Amelia's marriage foreshadow what will happen to Amelia and Cousin Lymon?

9. What is the setting of the story and who are the characters introduced?

10. How can Amelia's life be characterized?

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