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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what is a black girl arrested in Jimmy's plan in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?
(a) Going to a white school.
(b) Going into an all-white store.
(c) Drinking from a white water fountain.
(d) Sitting in the front of a bus.

2. What organization did Martin Luther King, Jr. help found in 1957?
(a) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
(b) The Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
(c) The Youth and College League.
(d) The League for the Betterment of African Americans.

3. Jimmy Aaron is referred to with what title in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?
(a) "The Cook."
(b) "The Politician."
(c) "The Activist."
(d) "The One."

4. What does Tee Bob do as his friend (whom Tee Bob punched) leaves his engagement party?
(a) He raises his glass to him.
(b) He runs after him.
(c) He throws a plate at him.
(d) He hugs him.

5. Which of Samson's sons was born of a black woman on the plantation in “Two Brothers of the South”?
(a) Tom Joe.
(b) Tee Bob.
(c) Ned.
(d) Timmy.

6. For what type of protest was Martin Luther King, Jr. known?
(a) Riot, Melee, Mob Violence.
(b) Dramaturgical demonstration.
(c) Press Conference.
(d) Nonviolent civil disobedience.

7. What does Mary Agnes deny when she is questioned by the sheriff in "The Samson House"?
(a) She denies being raped.
(b) She denies being black.
(c) She denies marrying Tee Bob.
(d) She denies being pregnant.

8. What weapon has Tee Bob used to kill himself in "The Samson House"?
(a) A sword.
(b) A rope.
(c) A gun.
(d) A letter opener.

9. What news is related of Mary Agnes in "The Samson House"?
(a) She has been murdered.
(b) She has been arrested.
(c) She has been sexually assaulted.
(d) She has been kidnapped.

10. Why does Mary Agnes turn down Tee Bob's suggestion in “Robert and Mary”?
(a) It is impossible for them to be together because she is already married.
(b) It is impossible for them to be together because of their different political backgrounds.
(c) It is impossible for them to be together because he is already married.
(d) It is impossible for them to be together because of racial differences.

11. Who arrives to lead the crowd on their march in the end of Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?
(a) Jane.
(b) Judy Major.
(c) Amma Dean.
(d) Samson.

12. Why does Tee Bob punch his friend at his engagement party?
(a) For suggesting he sleep with Laura.
(b) For suggesting he sleep with Jane.
(c) For suggesting he sleep with Mary Agnes.
(d) For suggesting he marry Mary Agnes.

13. When was Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1972.

14. Where does Mary Agnes make weekly trips, according to Jane in “Robert and Mary”?
(a) Baton Rouge.
(b) Little Rock.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) New Orleans.

15. Who is the eldest of Samson's sons in “Two Brothers of the South”?
(a) Walter.
(b) James.
(c) Ned.
(d) Timmy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives to blame Mary Agnes for the situation of Tee Bob's suicide in "The Samson House"?

2. Who is the overseer on Samson's plantation in “Two Brothers of the South”?

3. How many years after Tee Bob's suicide does Jane leave the Samson Plantation?

4. What news does Samson deliver to the marching crowd in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?

5. Who goes with the sheriff to question Mary Agnes in "The Samson House"?

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