Forgot your password?  
| | | | | |
  Sign up for your free account today!  
Related Topics
Joseph A. Walker

The River Niger | Quiz

Joseph A. Walker
This Study Guide consists of approximately 72 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The River Niger.

The River Niger | Quiz

Students: Take our free The River Niger quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Teachers: The BookRags Lesson Plan contains hundreds of test and quiz questions, including multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions. Create your own quiz or test with our automatic test generator, or choose from our ready-to-go chapter quizzes, midterm tests, and final exams. Don’t waste time reinventing the wheel, get the Lesson Plan today!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

1)

What is the name of John's poem? (from Act 2)

Rollin' on the River.
The River is Wide.
The Tigres River.
The River Niger.
2)

What is John's condition after the gunshots? (from Act 3)

A couple minor wounds.
Mortally wounded.
Dead.
No injuries.
3)

Where do John and Dudley go? (from Act 2)

The bar.
Church.
The liquor store.
The gas station.
4)

Where will Mattie have the biopsies done? (from Act 2)

New York Presbyterian Hospital.
Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Princeton Plainsboro Hospital.
Harlem Hospital.
5)

From where did Mattie's two sisters come? (from Act 2)

Arkansas.
Florida.
South Carolina.
North Carolina.
6)

What drug does Skeeter take at the house? (from Act 2)

Marijuana.
Cocaine.
Crack.
Vicodin.
7)

What does John tell Dudley to do? (from Act 3)

Get Jeff out of the country.
Get him to a hospital.
Take care of Mattie.
Let the police in the house in five minutes.
8)

How does John say he has cheated Mattie? (from Act 3)

By having an affair.
By gambling.
By dying first.
By stealing from her.
9)

What does Mattie ask Ann to do while she is gone? (from Act 2)

Make some party food.
Make phone calls to invite people to the party.
Run the vacuum cleaner.
Tidy up Jeff's bedroom.
10)

What does Mattie discuss with Ann? (from Act 2)

Sunday dinner plans.
Civil Rights Movement.
Mattie's family.
Ann's family.
11)

Who offers to help but is rejected by Mo? (from Act 3)

Dudley.
Jeff.
Mattie.
Ann.
12)

What relieves Gail's mind? (from Act 2)

Jeff agrees to talk to Mo.
She found an apartment.
She got a new job.
She got good medical test results.
13)

Who from Mattie's family moved in with Mattie and John years ago? (from Act 2)

Mattie's father.
Mattie's two sisters.
Mattie's two cousins.
Mattie's uncle.
14)

Why do Mo and Skeeter enter the house in a frenzy? (from Act 3)

The police are chasing them.
There is a mad dog chasing them.
There is a blizzard outside.
It is starting to rain.
15)

Who does Mattie not want to know about her condition? (from Act 2)

Grandma.
Jeff.
Ann.
John.
16)

What procedure must Mattie undergo? (from Act 3)

A biopsy.
Gallbladder surgery.
Cataract surgery.
Open heart surgery.
17)

What did the voice say to Jeff on the bugged phone? (from Act 3)

"Plan B."
"iPhone."
"The Rain in Spain."
"It is what it is."
18)

What element becomes almost human as it appears in the play? (from Act 2)

Fighting.
Street noise.
Music.
Light.
19)

Who swears vengeance on Jeff for Buckley's death? (from Act 3)

Mo.
Al.
Gail.
Chips.
20)

What does John tell the group to tell the authorities? (from Act 3)

John was an intruder.
John was the gang leader.
Jeff is innocent of the murder a month ago.
John killed the rival gang leader.
21)

For what event do Mattie and Grandma plan to go shopping? (from Act 2)

John's birthday.
Jeff's graduation.
Christmas.
Jeff's welcome home party.
22)

What story does Grandma tells that upsets Mattie? (from Act 3)

About her husband's death on a hunting trip.
About the Great Depression.
About a lynching in the family.
About her breast cancer.
23)

Who is Mo's girlfriend? (from Act 2)

Tina.
Justine.
Gail.
Patty.
24)

What will follow Mattie's medical procedure? (from Act 3)

An exercise program.
A low fat diet.
Radium treatments.
A month of recovery.
25)

What do Mattie's medical tests reveal? (from Act 2)

Abnormalities in her remaining breast.
Colon cancer.
A bile duct blockage.
Everything is fine.
Copyrights
The River Niger from BookRags and Gale's For Students Series. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.
Follow Us on Facebook
Homework Help