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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. On another occasion, who did Sandy see naked?
(a) A black man.
(b) A white man.
(c) A white woman.
(d) A black woman.

2. What happens when Sandy's school comes up during their discussion with Harriet?
(a) Annjee again discourages Sandy.
(b) Annjee again ignores the topic.
(c) Annjee again encourages Sandy.
(d) Annjee again teases Sandy.

3. With whom does Sandy spend a lot of time?
(a) Sister Johnson.
(b) Jimboy.
(c) Harriet.
(d) Hager.

4. While working at the hotel, how did Sandy encounter Harriet?
(a) Renting a room.
(b) Answering the telephone.
(c) Cleaning bedrooms.
(d) With a man she was probably hired to have sex with.

5. He wanted to be more like Harriet, refusing to do what?
(a) Follow the laws.
(b) Live a simple life.
(c) Conform to the white folks' ways of perceiving him.
(d) Listen to his mother and aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sandy is glad to get away from Tempy, as she was visiting what?

2. The Pool Hall in the summer was lively and full of black people. Why?

3. One day after coming home from the hotel, Sandy finds Hager reading the evening paper; she sees an article claiming that Harriett and Maudel have been arrested for _____________ and fined "ten dollars and costs".

4. Why did Sandy want to get away from Tempy?

5. What did Sandy win?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hager react to the unfair treatment of Sandy and his friends? Do you agree? Why or why not?

2. How does Sandy feel about what Aunt Hager had taught him? Why does he feel this way?

3. Describe Hager's funeral.

4. How does Sandy change when he begins to focus on his education? Is this good or bad?

5. Why does Tempy help out with the war effort?

6. How did Sandy benefit from having the mumps?

7. How did Tempy change her life?

8. What is the first major event in "Ten Dollars and Costs?" How might this be both a good and bad job?

9. Why is Sandy to avoid lower-class women?

10. How has Harriett changed since she left home for the last time?

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