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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 team did Jimmy-Lee make that Benjie did not?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Football.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Volleyball.

2. Where did Mrs. Bell grow up?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Mississippi.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Bell remember they forced her to make at the old folks' club?

2. In Rose's apartment building, what do they say about the father of a young girl's baby?

3. What did Mrs. Bell's husband do for a living?

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

5. How old is Benjie Johnson at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is segregation in reserve?

2. What does Benjie think about lying, and how did he break his code?

3. What does Nigeria say about spelling lessons?

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

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

6. What does Benjie's think about being a social worker?

7. How did Jimmy-Lee learn to read well and fast?

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

9. What does Benjie's stepfather say about opportunity?

10. Why are the midweek evening meetings cancelled at the Cyrenian Promise Baptist Church?

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