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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lost in the City and His Mother's House.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lydia's mother say about the first boy Lydia had sex with?
(a) Lydia's mother said it seemed was only out for one thing.
(b) Lydia's mother noted his light skin.
(c) Lydia's mother said she wouldn't have him in her house.
(d) Lydia's mother said he seemed like a fine young man.

2. What time does Santiago call home?
(a) 12am.
(b) 1am.
(c) 2am.
(d) 10pm.

3. What does Cassandra carry in her pocket?
(a) Newspaper clippings of Rhonda's success, wrapped in tinfoil.
(b) Her mother's obituary.
(c) An eviction notice.
(d) Cigarettes.

4. In "The Store", where is the protagonist when he realizes he has left some of his personal belongings at the job he just quit?
(a) On 5th Street.
(b) On 7th Street.
(c) On New York Ave.
(d) On K Street.

5. Where does Cassandra drive Gladys Harper?
(a) Gladys' mother's house on 12th Street.
(b) Mt. Carmel Baptist Church.
(c) Gladys' school on Kenyon Street.
(d) Gladys' father's house in Anacostia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time is it when Melanie approaches Cassandra while she is sitting in her brother-in-law's car?

2. How does the protagonist of "The Store" get by day-to-day without a job?

3. What did Anita's father tell her about Anacostia?

4. How does the protagonist of "The Store" respond to the police officer who confronts him about jay-walking?

5. What did Pearl discover about a week after Humphrey was born?

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