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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are some jobs that Jimmy-Lee's father has quit?

2. When did Jimmy-Lee's father go to a March to Washington?

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

4. At what hotel do the La Paloma Femme de la Jours hold their ball, fashion show, and champagne sip?

5. What is the name of the woman who was beat up and robbed after she left a night meeting of the Scholarship Fund Society?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rose meet Butler?

2. What does Nigeria remember about his grandfather?

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

4. What is segregation in reserve?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Walter say about what he does?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Benjie used to like Greene. Why does Benjie begin to not like Greene? Why does he think Greene is a traitor?

Essay Topic 2

Benjie goes to the hospital after Mr. Cohen and Mr. Greene take him to the principal for being under the influence of drugs. Why does Benjie go to the hospital? How is the hospital supposed to help his addiction? Does being in the hospital help Benjie with his addiction?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

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