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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sue do when she quits ironing?
(a) Goes to bed.
(b) Sews Johnny-Boy's jacket.
(c) Has a bottle of beer.
(d) Fixes Johnny-Boy's dinner.

2. What's the first thing Sue tells Reva to do when she comes inside?
(a) Make a cup of tea.
(b) Dry her hair.
(c) Take a warm shower.
(d) Take off her wet shoes.

3. How does Johnny-Boy see the people he encounters?
(a) As communist or not.
(b) As young or old.
(c) As black or white.
(d) As rich or poor.

4. What does Sue need to do with the clothes in the zinc wash tub?
(a) Fold them.
(b) Wash them.
(c) Mend them.
(d) Iron them.

5. What does Sue do to ignore her fears?
(a) Call her sister in Ohio.
(b) Concentrate on work.
(c) Read the Bible.
(d) Have a glass of whiskey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What seemed to continually test Sue's faith?

2. What does Sue sense that night about her son, Johnny-Boy?

3. Why did Reva come to see Sue?

4. Who told Sue about what happened to her son who went to jail?

5. What happens when Johnny-Boy dozes off?

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