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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In The Outing, what does Sylvia ask David?
(a) Why he is not saved.
(b) Why she has never seen him before.
(c) If he will go on a walk with her.
(d) If he will kiss her.

2. When do the actions of Previous Conditions most likely take place?
(a) The 1970s.
(b) The 1920s.
(c) The 1950s or 60s.
(d) The 1930s or 40s.

3. How long does the brother spend across the street from his apartment?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) Longer than 5 minutes.
(d) 2 hours.

4. Which son is not Gabriel's biological son?
(a) Richard.
(b) John and Roy.
(c) Roy.
(d) John.

5. Who decides to go join his friends one day while they play across the street from the Grimes' apartment?
(a) John.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Gabriel.
(d) Roy.

6. At the end of The Man Child, what does Eric tell Jamie he can have?
(a) His dad's business.
(b) All his land.
(c) All his money.
(d) His dog.

7. What flies towards and hits the brother while he plays across the street from the Grimes' apartment?
(a) A can.
(b) A rock.
(c) A tree branch.
(d) A cherry.

8. What memory does Eric remember in The Man Child?
(a) The birthday party they had for Jamie.
(b) The birthday party they had for Eric's dad.
(c) Christmas when he was 9.
(d) Christmas when he was 8.

9. What does Brother Elisha go and get for Sylvia?
(a) Some fruit.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) A beer.
(d) A sandwich.

10. What is the item Gabriel's wife instructs John to pick up very close to?
(a) Gabriel's face.
(b) Gabriel's workboot.
(c) The door.
(d) Gabriel's fist.

11. In The Rockpile, what happens after the boy is hit in the head?
(a) He begins to bleed.
(b) His ear swells.
(c) His eye swells.
(d) He faints.

12. What is Previous Conditions about?
(a) How to enjoy life's small things.
(b) How to escape life's depressing moments.
(c) How the world is unkind to the black race.
(d) Accepting one's race.

13. Who does the author mention is specifically usually in attendance at the outing?
(a) Non Christian believers.
(b) Teenagers.
(c) Children.
(d) Musicians.

14. Who did Eric's father tell Eric worked too hard?
(a) Eric's grandfather and himself.
(b) Jamie.
(c) Eric's father and brother.
(d) Jamie's father and Jamie.

15. What is Gabriel's personality like?
(a) Highly religious.
(b) Sarcastic.
(c) Dry.
(d) Happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Eric's father when he arrives home in The Man Child?

2. How does Gabriel react to John's snide comment?

3. What exists across the street from the Grimes family?

4. Who goes to intercept Gabriel as he comes home in The Rockpile?

5. What did Eric's father buy from Jamie?

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