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

2. What does Aunt Mary's factory make leather trimmings for?
(a) Chairs
(b) Shoes
(c) Hats
(d) Fur coats

3. What is the name of Jack's husband?
(a) Little Chicken
(b) Big Richard
(c) Uppity
(d) Sour Milk

4. What does Ruth's father keep behind the counter in his store?
(a) A baseball bat
(b) Sweets
(c) A gun
(d) A tomahawk

5. What kind of drugs does James start experimenting with?
(a) LSD
(b) Marijuana
(c) Cocaine
(d) Heroin

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of Ruth's family dies while she is in New York?

2. What city does Sam leave for?

3. What neighborhood in New York does James live in?

4. What does Sam do after school?

5. What did the blacks come into the store to purchase in the Thirties?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does James react to Hunter's death?

2. Describe James' brother, Dennis.

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

4. Why does James hit the boy he meets on the bus?

5. How does Sam's leaving home affect Ruth?

6. How does Ruth react to Hunter Jordan's death?

7. Describe the character of Daddy.

8. How do things begin to go downhill for James when Hunter Jordan dies?

9. Describe the cool father at the end of Chapter 4.

10. Describe Sam's life.

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