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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 number is Novalee Nation superstitious of?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

2. What season of the year does Novalee visit Rattlesnake Ridge?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

3. What type of practice does Willy Jack do in Claire's office?
(a) None of the above.
(b) Watch video tapes.
(c) Sing.
(d) Dance.

4. Sam Walton hands Novalee an envelope. What does it contain?
(a) $300.
(b) $400.
(c) $600.
(d) $500.

5. What make the cellar shake?
(a) Crash.
(b) Boom.
(c) Thunder.
(d) Siren.

Short Answer Questions

1. Novalee meets a man named Forney at the library. What is distinct about Forney's appearance when they meet?

2. Why is Willy Jack arrested?

3. When Novalee attempts to go to the trailer, where does she get hurt?

4. Novalee goes to the library looking for a book about...

5. While at Forney's, Novalee hears some loud, strange noises. Where did they come from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Novalee's superstition coming into play?

2. Why is Willy Jack pulled over?

3. Where do the police find Americus?

4. Explain how Novalee and Lexie are similar and how Troy and Willy Jack are similar.

5. What are Lexie's children's names and what do they tell us about Lexie?

6. How does Forney contrast to Novalee?

7. What is ironic about where Sister Husband lives and Novalee and her dream?

8. How is the nativity scene symbolic of the life of Novalee?

9. Who are the police considering as suspects in the disappearance of Americus?

10. How has Novalee changed over the course of this book?

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