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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 does Butler wish they could send Benjie?
(a) Drug rehab.
(b) Military school.
(c) A farm in the South.
(d) Boarding school.

2. What is a song that Mrs. Bell likes to sing?
(a) How Great Thou Art.
(b) Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.
(c) A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.
(d) Abide with Me.

3. What color are Carwell's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

4. When was the last time that Benjie father sent him a card?
(a) Birthday.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Valentine's day.

5. What pictures were on Nigeria's classroom wall when he arrived?
(a) George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
(b) George Washington and John Adams.
(c) George Washington and Benjamin Franklin.
(d) George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Butler like to keep on hand?

2. What does Nigeria remember eating on New Year's for good luck?

3. How much money is donated to the Friends of Drug Fighters Alliance?

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

5. What does a woman say in Rose's apartment building when her husband beats her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Benjie say about being a child?

2. What does Walter say about what he does?

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

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

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

6. Why does Bernard Cohen consider quitting teaching or transferring to another school?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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