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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. How does Sue feel towards white people?
(a) Hate and respect.
(b) Fearful.
(c) Curious.
(d) Friendly.

2. What does Sue tell the sheriff?
(a) She doubts his sincerity.
(b) She appreciates his help.
(c) He has no warrant.
(d) He is a liar and a fraud.

3. What does Sue do after Johnny-Boy leaves?
(a) Goes to bed.
(b) Cries.
(c) Watch him disappear into the night.
(d) Throws his clothes into the yard.

4. By what is Sue consumed?
(a) Tolerance for the ignorant Sheriff.
(b) Bitter knowledge.
(c) Forgiveness for the Sheriff.
(d) Bitter pride.

5. Where is Sug at the beginning of the story?
(a) College.
(b) Vocational school.
(c) Working.
(d) Jail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sue hear after she returns to her ironing after Reva left?

2. What does Sue do when Johnny-Boy gets ready to leave the house?

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

4. What does Sue tell Johnny-Boy about Reva?

5. How did life seem to Sue after one of her sons went to jail?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can't Sue quit worrying about her son?

2. What does Sue do about the admonishment from the men and what does the sheriff ask her?

3. How does Sue reply when the men ask her why she is there?

4. What does Sue think about her sons?

5. Who comes into the house and what does she say?

6. What does Sue do after she finishes her ironing?

7. What does Booker do when Sue recognizes him?

8. What does Sue tell Johnny-Boy about Reva?

9. How does Johnny-Boy feel about his mother pushing him?

10. What do Reva and Sue wonder about concerning the sheriff?

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