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

2. Where did Butler and his uncle go after they beat up a white man who tripped Butler?
(a) Nashville.
(b) New York City.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Jackson.

3. 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.

4. On page 44, who does Nigeria say said, "because it please me to try" (44)?
(a) John Brown.
(b) Nat Turner.
(c) Frederick Douglass.
(d) Harriet Tubman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Benjie remember taking from his grandmother's pocketbook?

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

3. What does Benjie call Nigeria when he takes him down to the principal and requests that his parents be notified?

4. Where did Nigeria's father work?

5. How old is Jimmy-Lee's father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What would Butler do if he and Rosie had money?

3. What does Nigeria remember about his grandfather?

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

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

6. What does Benjie say about being a child?

7. Why did Benjie take money out of his grandmother's purse?

8. How did Rose meet Butler?

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

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

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