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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What feeling does Jackie say she cannot get rid of?
(a) Doom.
(b) Love.
(c) Fear.
(d) Happiness.

2. Where is Miss Georgia's son?
(a) At his father's house.
(b) At war.
(c) At a movie.
(d) In a grave.

3. How old is Jackie?
(a) 22.
(b) 32.
(c) 12.
(d) 42.

4. What kind of speech impediment does Renard have?
(a) Lisp.
(b) Tourette's Syndrome.
(c) Whistle.
(d) Stammer.

5. What does Jackie talk about to try and get attention?
(a) Her new clothes.
(b) Politics.
(c) Guys who like her.
(d) Her friends.

6. What is the name of the business Jackie's parents own?
(a) Action Academy.
(b) Children Home.
(c) Dapper Daycare.
(d) Kickboxing Club.

7. What do Mama, Daddy, and Aunt Ruby wear to relax?
(a) Saris.
(b) Swimming suits.
(c) Nylon tracksuits.
(d) Cloaks.

8. Why is Renard harassed by a police officer at City Park?
(a) He makes Evelyn cry.
(b) Because of segregation.
(c) He is vandalizing.
(d) Because the officer is drunk.

9. Where was Terry after he left Jackie?
(a) In jail.
(b) In rehab.
(c) At work.
(d) On vacation.

10. Why does Terry say Jackie was a bright light?
(a) She had a greasy face.
(b) Her laugh was funny.
(c) She was loud.
(d) She outshone her sister.

11. Why does Evelyn think she is better than Ruby?
(a) Evelyn believes she is prettier and smarter.
(b) Evelyn is the oldest.
(c) Evelyn runs faster.
(d) Evelyn has had more boyfriends.

12. Why does Jackie move her bed into the living room?
(a) She wants to watch television.
(b) There are spiders in her bedroom.
(c) She feels safer when she is closer to the front door.
(d) She cannot sleep where it is quiet.

13. What do Nelson, Renard, and Andrew discuss?
(a) Media.
(b) Lawn care.
(c) Politics.
(d) Fashion.

14. Who is Miss Georgia?
(a) A coach.
(b) Evelyn's neighbor.
(c) Evelyn's grandmother.
(d) A teacher.

15. What does Nelson do for a living?
(a) Owns a business.
(b) Cuts down trees.
(c) Delivers babies.
(d) Works on the railroad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Terry do in high school?

2. Where does Jackie say was the promised land for the Black middle class?

3. What does Josephine declare at the end of the first section?

4. Which war is happening during the first part of this novel?

5. What does Nelson accuse Josephine of?

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