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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. What did Nigeria's father like to play on Saturday nights?
(a) Bridge.
(b) Poker.
(c) Rummy.
(d) Canasta.

2. How much did the court make Benjie's father pay Rose?
(a) $75 a month.
(b) $15 a week.
(c) $100 a month.
(d) $20 a week.

3. How does Walter say that horse is being hauled into the United States?
(a) By the ton.
(b) 10-15 tons at a time.
(c) Several tons at a time.
(d) 5-10 tons at a time.

4. In Benjie's building, how many floors are missing a lightbulb?
(a) 4 or 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 2 or 3.

5. What slave does Nigeria say that George Washington freed during his lifetime?
(a) Cook.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Farrier.
(d) Gardener.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Black students does Nigeria say he has in his class on page 42?

2. What time of day did Benjie and his mother used to go buy a Sunday newspaper?

3. How many bags does Walter have to hustle in order to pay the cops five singles?

4. How was the Royalty Room decorated for the ball, fashion show, and champagne sip?

5. How much did Jimmy-Lee's father give him once for school supplies?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rose meet Butler?

2. What does Walter say about what he does?

3. What does Nigeria say about spelling lessons?

4. What does Benjie say about being a child?

5. How did Nigeria do his lessons in school and why?

6. How does Benjie remember that he and his mother got along when he was a kid?

7. Why did Rose not go to a ball game with Butler and Benjie?

8. What does Nigeria say about Bernard Cohen's teaching style?

9. What did Butler do for a living, and why did he change jobs?

10. What was Nigeria's goal in getting through school?

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