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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. Melody tells Jeff that she wouldn't leave him if she thought she had to ____________ about him.
(a) Care
(b) Think
(c) Worry
(d) Look

2. Who is NOT one of the groups of needy that Melody says she wants to help when she is away from the Professor and Jeff?
(a) HIV victims
(b) Hungry children
(c) Animals
(d) Orphans

3. Where does Jeff go on the day before he leaves his mother's home?
(a) Boston
(b) Island
(c) Max's party
(d) The diner

4. All the stars faded in the sky, except for one, ____________, the morning star.
(a) Venus
(b) Saturn
(c) Orion
(d) Mars

5. Melody makes sure to say that she would never work for or be supported by ___________.
(a) A man
(b) A Jew
(c) A professor
(d) A white woman

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is NOT one of the relatives to which Melody introduces him?

2. How does Jeff find out that his mother left him and his father to go help other people?

3. Where does Melody say she will be for the morning, though she would like to have lunch with him later?

4. It seems to Jeff that the object flying across the island is saying ______________.

5. Melody tells Jeff that Gambo has had ______________ and is very weak as a result.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the two women at the house surprised to be introduced to Jeff by Melody?

2. Why does Jeff feel disappointed about Gambo when he arrives to visit with her?

3. What does Jeff do when he goes to the island for one final time in Charleston?

4. What is the picture Melody painted once that made Jeff wake up worried during the night?

5. What does Max tell Jeff about the relationship between Melody and the Professor?

6. What does Melody say when Jeff tells her that he gets only Bs and Cs in school?

7. What does Jeff do with the money he saves up from his weekly allowance he receives from his father?

8. What are Jeff's first reactions to his mother when he sees her arrive at the airport in Charleston?

9. What does Jeff see as he lingers a bit on more on the island before returning to Baltimore?

10. Where does Jeff go before he leaves Charleston after staying with his mother?

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