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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Benjie grab when he tries to run out of the bathroom on page 101?
(a) Toilet-cleaning brush.
(b) Drinking glass.
(c) Toothbrush.
(d) Shampoo.

2. What does the reader and adviser give Rose free of charge?
(a) Essential oil.
(b) Holy water.
(c) Incense.
(d) Candle.

3. What does Benjie hate that they serve in the cafeteria at school?
(a) Spaghetti.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Noodles and cheese.
(d) Soup.

4. How many people are before Rose and her mother when they go to a reader and advisor?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. What dress does Miss Dudley wear when Butler takes a room in her apartment?
(a) Red silk.
(b) Yellow silk.
(c) Pink silk.
(d) Blue silk.

6. How old is Tiger?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 17.
(d) 15.

7. What type of jewelry does the reader and advisor wear?
(a) Silver cross.
(b) Diamond earrings.
(c) Gold cross.
(d) Gold hoop earrings.

8. How old is the liquor served at the event to honor the Negro writer?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 25 years.

9. How much did Nigeria Greene and his wife pay for a ticket to see a Negro "writer-rascal" (96)?
(a) $50.
(b) $30.
(c) $45.
(d) $25.

10. Where do Rose and Butler go on page 75 after Benjie comes home from the hospital?
(a) Sunny's.
(b) Angel's Share.
(c) Time Out.
(d) Paradise Bar.

11. On page 74, how long has Benjie been home from the hospital?
(a) A week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 1 day.

12. What does the reader and adviser give clients?
(a) Anointing oil, incense, and herbal tea.
(b) Incense and peppermint oil.
(c) Essential oil and incense.
(d) Herbal tea, special lotion, and a candle.

13. What does it cost apiece for Rose and her mother to see a reader and advisor?
(a) $5.
(b) $20.
(c) $15.
(d) $10.

14. How does Benjie describe a boy who is in a bed across from him when Benjie is in the hospital?
(a) Narrow-face, yellow headed.
(b) Chubby-face, brown headed.
(c) Fat with black hair.
(d) Medium build with red hair.

15. Who did Butler go for a beer with when Benjie was in detox?
(a) Bernard Cohen.
(b) Nigeria Greene.
(c) Benjie's history teacher.
(d) The principal of Benjie's school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Benjie take to sell on page 76 so he can mainline one more time?

2. Where does Benjie get shots when he is in the hospital?

3. What does the reader and adviser's assistant give her to dry her hands?

4. Where might dealers leave drugs for Benjie?

5. Where does Jimmy-Lee get a job?

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