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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9, White Folks, Dance, Carnival.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Work" begins with Jimboy and Sandy doing what?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Talking.
(d) Dancing.

2. At the beginning of the story, what is Aunt Hager desperately trying to do?
(a) Get Sandy and herself into her cellar and get the door shut.
(b) Get Sandy and herself into an ambulance.
(c) Get Sandy and herself into a closet.
(d) Get Sandy and herself into a boat.

3. Why do Tempy and her husband quit the black Baptist church?
(a) They are no longer Christians.
(b) They do not like the new minister.
(c) To join the white Episcopalian church.
(d) They have converted to Catholicism.

4. Why does Annjee believe Jimboy married her?
(a) Because he wanted to get married and start a family.
(b) Because he loved her.
(c) Because she was a homebody and would take care of a house.
(d) Because she was pregnant with their child.

5. Sandy had to run off and help his mother, who was ___________ at the Rice's, a rich white family.
(a) Nannying.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Teaching.

Short Answer Questions

1. A man could work in Stanton his whole life without saving enough money to retire and leave something behind. To whom had this happened?

2. That night the white people came in, evicted the blacks of this town and did what?

3. What happened when the three returned home?

4. The white people near the area were furious at these blacks. Why?

5. How long has it been since Annjee's husband, Jimboy, has written?

(see the answer key)

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