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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 Benjie remember his grandmother singing while his mother makes sandwiches on page 72?
(a) A Mighty Fortress is Our God.
(b) Be Thou My Vision.
(c) Nearer My God to Thee.
(d) Great is They Faithfulness.

2. What snack was served at the event to honor the Negro writer?
(a) Salted peanuts.
(b) Cashews.
(c) Snack mix.
(d) Trail mix.

3. How does Rose describe the reader and advisor?
(a) Tall, heavy, light-brown lady.
(b) Heavy dark lady.
(c) Skinny, short dark lady.
(d) Medium height, slender lady with brown skin.

4. How often does the person Tiger lives with come home because they have a sleep-in job?
(a) Once or twice a week.
(b) 4 times a week.
(c) 2-3 times a week.
(d) 3 times a week.

5. Who did Butler go for a beer with when Benjie was in detox?
(a) Benjie's history teacher.
(b) Nigeria Greene.
(c) Bernard Cohen.
(d) The principal of Benjie's school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tiger's real name?

2. How much money does Butler give Sweets on page 105?

3. What does Benjie hate that they serve in the cafeteria at school?

4. What does Miss Dudley offer to fix Butler to eat?

5. Besides ice cream, what is in the house when Benjie comes home from the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nigeria Greene like to think about Blacks?

2. What does Benjie decide to do on page 76?

3. Who is Mme. Snowson?

4. Who is Benjie's doctor in the hospital, and what does he have to take?

5. How does Butler think he would act toward Benjie if he can get his hands on him?

6. What does Benjie say that he knows about using on page 88?

7. Where does Butler move after Benjie comes home from the hospital and why?

8. How does Mrs. Bell feel about Butler leaving?

9. Why was it nice for Benji to know someone like Tiger?

10. Who is Tiger and where does he live?

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