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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't Socrates wave goodbye to Right?
(a) He is crying too much
(b) He can't bear to see him
(c) The bus is too crowded
(d) People are watching him

2. What does Socrates watch on his television?
(a) Dallas
(b) The riots
(c) The elections
(d) The Iraq War

3. Who appears in Socrates' dream?
(a) His mother
(b) Darryl
(c) His brother
(d) Theresa

4. What does Socrates bury with the remainder of the money?
(a) A photograph of his mother
(b) Ponzelle's diary
(c) A bible
(d) A short story

5. What color did Socrates' aunt say God was?
(a) Green
(b) Blue
(c) White
(d) Black

6. What does Socrates do in his dream when his mother caresses his head?
(a) Shoots a pig
(b) Cries
(c) Falls asleep
(d) Laughs

7. Who is Right giving most of his money to?
(a) Luvia
(b) His mother
(c) Darryl
(d) Socrates

8. Who does Socrates say kept most of the reward money?
(a) The cops
(b) Ponzelle
(c) Stony
(d) Himself

9. What ladder does Charles say him and Socrates are at the bottom of?
(a) Jacob's letter
(b) Europe's ladder
(c) White man's ladder
(d) Black man's ladder

10. Who does Socrates meet at the riots?
(a) Darryl
(b) Winnie
(c) Howard
(d) Roland

11. What does Socrates give himself at the end of each day?
(a) A chocolate
(b) A grade
(c) A red or black mark
(d) A cigarette

12. Who does Socrates dream of in this chapter?
(a) Connie
(b) His father
(c) Theresa
(d) His mother

13. Which part of the driver's body did Socrates break?
(a) His arm
(b) His knee
(c) His leg
(d) His nose

14. What is Socrates sick with?
(a) Intestinal flu
(b) Food poisoning
(c) Glandular fever
(d) Measles

15. Who stops Socrates on the way back from dinner?
(a) The FBI
(b) A thief
(c) Darryl
(d) The police

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Folger give Socrates a long lecture about?

2. Why does Socrates want to work more shifts at work?

3. What is the name of the man who owns the bookstore?

4. What does the billboard fall on top of?

5. What is the name of Socrates' boss?

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