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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 was Demond born?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1971.

2. What was the name of Ward's great-great-grandfather who was shot and killed by the Revenues?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Adam.
(c) Jeremy.
(d) Harry.

3. Where was Ward's father offered a scholarship to attend?
(a) Art school.
(b) University of Mississippi.
(c) Electrician's training.
(d) University of California.

4. How many years did Ward live in the Bay area after she was born?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

5. Who came to help Ward drive home from school the summer of 2004?
(a) Aldon.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Ronald.
(d) Roger.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many jobs did Ward's maternal grandmother have in order to support her family?

2. Where did Ward's father's father and his siblings live?

3. How old was De'Sean when Ward's mother kicked Nerissa out?

4. In "We Are Wounded," what was one of the two television stations that were available at Ward's grandmother Dorothy's house?

5. Where was Ward going to school in "Roger Eric Daniels III"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the jobs that Demond held?

2. Why did De'Sean live with his grandmother?

3. How did Demond die?

4. What did Ward's classmates from Michigan do during the summer?

5. How did Ward and her brother Joshua spend their days at the beginning of "We Are Wounded"?

6. Who lived with Ward's grandmother in "We Are Wounded"?

7. What were the circumstances of Ward's birth?

8. Who was in Ward's immediate family when she was growing up?

9. Where were Pass Christian and DeLisle located?

10. Why in the 1900s did adults in DeLisle arrange visits with other communities in Alabama or Louisiana?

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