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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Butler wish they could send Benjie?
(a) Boarding school.
(b) A farm in the South.
(c) Military school.
(d) Drug rehab.

2. When Jimmy-Lee got money for school supplies, how much money did he give Benjie?
(a) $1.
(b) 75 cents.
(c) 50 cents.
(d) $2.

3. On page 24, where does Jimmy-Lee say that he and Benjie smoked pot one time?
(a) Steps leading to the roof of a beat-up place.
(b) Behind Jimmy-Lee's building.
(c) In a shed.
(d) Park.

4. What teachers complained to the principal that Nigeria was creating an atmosphere that bred hostility?
(a) 2 whites and one Negro.
(b) 2 Negroes and one white.
(c) 3 Negroes.
(d) 3 whites.

5. What did Mrs. Bell's husband do for a living?
(a) Electrician.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Plumber.
(d) Bricklayer.

6. How far does Nigeria believe they are past slavery?
(a) Two-thirds.
(b) A third.
(c) Half.
(d) A quarter.

7. Where did Nigeria's father work?
(a) Grocery store.
(b) Post office.
(c) County courthouse.
(d) Library.

8. What type of dancing does Benjie say his grandmother did when she was young?
(a) Ballet.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Ballroom.
(d) Classic.

9. On page 49, which annual ball does the La Paloma Femme de la Jours hold?
(a) 10th.
(b) 9th.
(c) 7th.
(d) 8th.

10. What does Benjie remember eating at a bakery sometimes on Sunday mornings?
(a) Cinnamon rolls.
(b) Filled doughnuts.
(c) Muffins with streusel.
(d) Coffee cake with raisins and nuts.

11. How much does Benjie remember that his friend Jimmy-Lee was going to get for his birthday from his uncle?
(a) $15.
(b) $20.
(c) $5.
(d) $10.

12. What does Benjie remember taking from his grandmother's pocketbook?
(a) $2.
(b) $3.
(c) $4.
(d) $5.

13. Where was Butler 20 years ago?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Alabama.

14. What does Benjie remember his grandmother used to make for breakfast?
(a) Cinnamon pancakes.
(b) Apple pancakes.
(c) Blueberry pancakes.
(d) Bacon pancakes.

15. What is the name of the woman who was beat up and robbed after she left a night meeting of the Scholarship Fund Society?
(a) Mrs. Louisa Stapleton.
(b) Mrs. Ransom Bell.
(c) Mrs. Elizabeth Mortensen.
(d) Mrs. Ralph Peters.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Benjie remember that he was when he had good times with his mother?

2. What is a song that Mrs. Bell likes to sing?

3. When did Jimmy-Lee's father go to a March to Washington?

4. Where would Benjie and his mother go after they bought a Sunday newspaper?

5. What musician does Butler like to listen to, but Sweets' mama does not like?

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