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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 T.C.'s mama think she has a gift for?
(a) Predicting the future.
(b) Singing.
(c) Going on talk shows.
(d) Sewing.

2. How did T.C. lose his scholarship?
(a) He was injured and could not play basketball.
(b) He refused to go to class.
(c) He got bad grades.
(d) He quit playing the violin.

3. What does Evelyn feel when she watches her mama comfort Ruby?
(a) Sick.
(b) Happy.
(c) Tired.
(d) Angry.

4. Why does Renard pay the police?
(a) He owes them money.
(b) He is covering up a crime.
(c) So they will leave him alone.
(d) He is being blackmailed.

5. How many times has T.C. been incarcerated?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Evelyn bigger clothes to wear?

2. Why does Evelyn pretend to go to school each day?

3. How tall is T.C.?

4. Why does Jackie hope Terry does not connect with his old co-workers?

5. Where was T.C. going when he got pulled over?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who helped raise T.C. and how did it affect him?

2. Why is Jackie in a hurry to get Sybil out of her apartment?

3. What two women does T.C. compare to each other and why?

4. Why does Jackie have a stressful relationship with Sybil?

5. Where and why does Tiger take T.C. to eat when he is released from prison?

6. Why is there so much turmoil in Evelyn's home?

7. Why could T.C.'s mama not move out of her trailer?

8. Why is T.C. resentful of his Aunt Sybil?

9. Why does Sybil talk so poorly about her clients?

10. What happened to T.C.'s mama's job?

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