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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. What did the blacks come into the store to purchase in the Thirties?
(a) Gun powder
(b) Paracetemol
(c) Guns
(d) BC powder

2. Where does James go in this chapter?
(a) Junior high
(b) Summer camp
(c) University
(d) Scout camp

3. What kind of people do James and friends mug?
(a) School friends
(b) Mothers
(c) Old ladies
(d) Politicians

4. What does James say the preacher at church dots his sermons with?
(a) Laughs
(b) Singing
(c) Hand claps
(d) Amens

5. What did Ruth's father open in Virgina?
(a) A grocery store
(b) A bank
(c) A synagogue
(d) A music store

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ruth's job at the bank?

2. Who does James' brother ask about what color Jesus is?

3. What style of lettering is this chapter written in?

4. What is the name of Jack's husband?

5. What was the name of James' stepfather?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ruth's family react to her pregnancy?

2. How does Ruth respond when James asks what color God is?

3. Describe Sam's life.

4. Describe Ruth's parents.

5. How does the 1960s black power affect James in Chapter 3?

6. Describe the household James was brought up in.

7. What are the problems in dating Peter?

8. What incident confirms to James that the color of his mother's skin puts her in danger?

9. Describe the character of Daddy.

10. Describe James' brother, Dennis.

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