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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Harper realizes he cannot sell his brother, who does he decide to sell to the slave dealers instead in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?
(a) Henri's daughter.
(b) Henri's wife.
(c) Henri's son and wife.
(d) Henri's daughter and wife.

2. Where does Esau announce that he could not be happier in his life in "The Sight"?
(a) A wedding.
(b) A birthday party.
(c) A football game.
(d) At church.

3. In what format is "We Organized" written?
(a) Poem.
(b) Epic.
(c) Play.
(d) Novella.

4. Who was Harper's father in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?
(a) Amos McAvoy.
(b) Henri McAvoy.
(c) Harper McAvoy Sr.
(d) Clarence McAvoy.

5. What does the slave owner do with his slaves in the ending of "We Organized"?
(a) Makes them work harder.
(b) Frees them.
(c) Sells them.
(d) Beats them.

6. What is the name of the sac in which the fetus develops?
(a) Natal sac.
(b) Baby sac.
(c) Amniotic sac.
(d) Fataliacal sac.

7. What does the slave owner begin to hear in his head after the "spell" by the slaves in "We Organized"?
(a) Monsters.
(b) The devil.
(c) God's voice.
(d) Music.

8. Why is Henri a free black man and not a slave in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?
(a) His mother was free.
(b) His father was free.
(c) He was granted his freedom.
(d) He bought his freedom.

9. What weapon is Ajax particularly good at in "We Organized"?
(a) A gun.
(b) The whip.
(c) A sword.
(d) A bow.

10. Into what river does Harper watch his brother leap to his death in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?
(a) Snake River.
(b) Green River.
(c) Fall River.
(d) Topps River.

11. What does Hoop begin having a few days after the death of Alvin Tinsley in "Justice"?
(a) Nightmares.
(b) Money.
(c) Sneezing fits.
(d) Religious visions.

12. Which of the following is true of Henri's wife in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?
(a) She is a slave.
(b) She was born in New Orleans.
(c) She is a freed slave.
(d) She is white.

13. The third development of the Ku Klux Klan developed just after what?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) World War I.

14. How is Alvin Tinsley killed in "Justice"?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He is stabbed.
(c) He is hung.
(d) He is given lethal injection.

15. When did the Pullman Strike take place?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1894.

Short Answer Questions

1. What flies up from the river after Henri is seen disappearing into it with his family in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?

2. How many children does Henri have in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?

3. What is the setting of the story "Justice"?

4. In what town did the Pullman Strike begin?

5. What train feature was George Pullman credited with originating?

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