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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 does Butler do for a living?
(a) Dishwasher.
(b) Fast food worker.
(c) Sanitation worker.
(d) Janitor.

2. At what hotel do the La Paloma Femme de la Jours hold their ball, fashion show, and champagne sip?
(a) The Manhattan at Times Square.
(b) Metropolitan-Cadrington Arms.
(c) The Standard High Line.
(d) Aliz Hotel Times Square.

3. What day of the week would Benjie and his mother go for a walk when he was a kid?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Thursday.

4. How old is Benjie Johnson at the beginning of the book?
(a) 14.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

5. How long does the principal have until he can retire?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of dancing does Benjie say his grandmother did when she was young?

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

3. Who gave Benjie his first joint of pot?

4. On page 52, how long has it been since Rose met Butler?

5. What does Butler like to keep on hand?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Nigeria remember about his grandfather?

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

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

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

7. How did Rose meet Butler?

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

9. What is segregation in reserve?

10. What does Benjie remember about Christmas and life before Butler came?

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