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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. When Novalee enters Lexie's, who is naked except for socks?
(a) Lexie.
(b) Praline.
(c) Brummett.
(d) Cherry.

2. As Novalee and Lexie got closer to home, what is happening?
(a) A policeman is directing traffic.
(b) They run into a detour.
(c) Their car breaks down.
(d) A car runs a red light.

3. Novalee thinks the person on her porch should be where?
(a) Library.
(b) Home.
(c) Work.
(d) Prom.

4. What does Novalee learn from Moses?
(a) He is sick.
(b) His wife is sick.
(c) Wedding pictures are very important.
(d) He and his wife are moving.

5. What is the photograph of that Novalee works on at her workstation?
(a) A Lizard.
(b) An Insect.
(c) A Frog.
(d) Fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the new library is built, who will the be new librarian?

2. What is "The Martin"?

3. Where does Novalle see the headline "Victim's Wheelchair Stolen"?

4. How does Novalee locate Forney in Chapter 35?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 37, who does Novalee see on her porch when she looks outside?

Short Essay Questions

1. Through Chapter 26, how are Novalee and Willy Jack's lives going in opposite directions?

2. What does "Look at all you've done, Novalee, look at all you've done for yourself" mean?

3. How does Novalee attempt to console Lexie throughout Chapter 30?

4. How is Delphia similar to the kind of woman Willy Jack usually encounters?

5. Why is Novalee worried about going to the photography seminar?

6. What is the two-fold meaning of the word "disconnected"?

7. What are the things that Novalee copes with throughout Chapter 24?

8. What is a way that Lexie has acknowledged her children have change?

9. Novalee's dream in Chapter 1 is a similar foreshadowing to what event in Chapter 32?

10. How have Novalee and Forney helped each other to heal in Chapter 33?

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