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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is wrong with the neighborhood school's sign?
(a) It is leaning and chipped.
(b) It has graffiti on it.
(c) There is no sign.
(d) It has a spelling error.

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

3. What was Terry's job when he was healthy?
(a) Athlete.
(b) Professor.
(c) Pharmacist.
(d) Musician.

4. What nickname do Evelyn and Ruby give Renard before they know his name?
(a) Sweet Suit.
(b) Ginger Guy.
(c) Short Pants.
(d) Uneven Man.

5. Which of the following is not true about Terry?
(a) He was captain of the football team.
(b) He was valedictorian.
(c) He was a bully.
(d) He was president of his class.

6. Why does Terry not pay child support?
(a) He does not believe the baby is his.
(b) He is stingy.
(c) He refuses.
(d) He does not have a job.

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

8. Who does Nelson compare Renard to?
(a) Ernie from the store.
(b) Ernest Wright.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Ernie the neighbor.

9. How many children does Aunt Ruby have?
(a) Five.
(b) Nine.
(c) One.
(d) None.

10. In which season is the first section of the book set?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

11. Which war is happening during the first part of this novel?
(a) War of 1812.
(b) World War II.
(c) World War I.
(d) Korean War.

12. Who does Evelyn compare Renard and herself to?
(a) His parents.
(b) Her parents.
(c) Movie stars.
(d) Book characters.

13. What did Terry do in high school?
(a) Played football.
(b) Sold drugs.
(c) Was a mathlete.
(d) Sang in choir.

14. Who does Andrew date?
(a) Josephine.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Evelyn.
(d) Cornelia.

15. What is Nelson's heritage?
(a) Senegalese.
(b) Indonesian.
(c) Brazilian.
(d) Jamaican.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Renard site as hypocrisy in the war?

2. Which of these is a sign that Terry is healthier?

3. Why does Evelyn think she is better than Ruby?

4. What is the name of the business Jackie's parents own?

5. What did Jackie's parents tell her to do when Terry relapsed?

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