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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 Flora tell Aunt Mae about David's mother in "Chapter 6"?
(a) That she is crazy.
(b) That she is troubled.
(c) That she is a new woman.
(d) That she is lonely.

2. In "Chapter 7," what does David say is the worst part of his job at the drugstore?
(a) The low wages.
(b) The smell of the store.
(c) People asking about his mother.
(d) People trying to steal.

3. In "Chapter 8," why does Clyde go to Nashville?
(a) To see about a job.
(b) To play a gig.
(c) To visit family.
(d) To buy a house.

4. Where does David find the gun he grabs in "Chapter 9"?
(a) His father's room.
(b) The back porch.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) Under his bed.

5. When David starts crying in "Chapter 9," why does he think it is strange?
(a) Because his mother is selfish.
(b) Because he never cries.
(c) Because he isn't sad.
(d) Because he is too old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does David take at the end of "Chapter 10"?

2. Where do David and Jo Lynne originally plan on going after seeing the movie in "Chapter 7"?

3. Why does Mr. Williams give David money in "Chapter 8"?

4. How does Jo Lynne treat David when she says goodbye before leaving town?

5. How long after Jo Lynne first comes in the store does it take before David talks to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Aunt Mae leave David in "Chapter 8"?

2. Where do David and Jo Lynne go on their first date?

3. What makes David's father burial painful for his mother?

4. What happens when Jo Lynne comes to tell David she is leaving town?

5. How does David meet Jo Lynne?

6. What happens when the war ends in "Chapter 6"?

7. What does David do after finding his mother in "Chapter 9"?

8. How much time passes between "Chapter 9" and "Chapter 10"?

9. Why does David want to bury his mother by himself?

10. Why do David and Jo Lynne climb a hill in "Chapter 7"?

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