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

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

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

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

5. How old is Jimmy-Lee's father?
(a) 39.
(b) 47.
(c) 36.
(d) 43.

Short Answer Questions

1. What slave does Nigeria say that George Washington freed during his lifetime?

2. When Jimmy-Lee got money for school supplies, how much money did he give Benjie?

3. What is the name of Benjie's father?

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

5. For a while what did Benjie think he wanted to do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Jimmy-Lee say about his father?

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

6. What does Nigeria say about spelling lessons?

7. What does the principal say about his job and school?

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

9. What does Mrs. Ransom Bell say about getting old?

10. What does Benjie say about being a child?

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