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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Poe hang out with the prison group that is coddling him in Book Three?
(a) On the weight rack outside.
(b) In the wrecking yard.
(c) On the roof of the prison.
(d) At their field camp.

2. What does Poe make from cloth his first day in prison in Book Three?
(a) A head-wrap.
(b) Shoes.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A belt.

3. What store does Isaac go to shop at in Book Four?
(a) Target.
(b) Costco.
(c) K-Mart.
(d) Wal-Mart.

4. Whom does Grace blame for not being a better father to Poe in Book Three?
(a) Hicks.
(b) Lee.
(c) Virgil.
(d) Simon.

5. Whom does Lee's father tell her not to trust in Book Three?
(a) Isaac.
(b) Hicks.
(c) Poe.
(d) Murray.

6. What is Poe conflicted about in Book Four?
(a) Whether or not to fire his lawyer.
(b) Whether or not to tell his lawyer he was acting in self-defense.
(c) Whether or not to reveal that Isaac committed the murder.
(d) Whether or not to ask Sarah to marry him.

7. How do the inmates plan to get Poe alone with the person they want him to beat up in Book Three?
(a) They will get him to work at the guard station.
(b) They will get him locked in solitary.
(c) Bribes.
(d) A prison riot.

8. Who are the friends that Harris meets at the bar in Book Four?
(a) Riley, Chester, and Frank.
(b) Steve, Hicks, and Simon.
(c) Otto, Murray, and Jesus.
(d) Isaac, Paul, and Jackie.

9. What does Harris promise to Grace in the end of Book Four?
(a) He promises he won't let anything happen to her son.
(b) He promises that he will quit his job.
(c) He promises to marry her.
(d) He promises that he will turn himself into the police.

10. Who are the three leaders of the white group at Poe's prison in Book Three?
(a) Hicks, Lee, and Harris.
(b) Virgil, Jacob, and Roger.
(c) Simon, Jack, and Joey.
(d) Black Larry, Dwayne, and Clovis.

11. What is the bar that Grace goes to in Book Four to forget her troubles?
(a) Rego's.
(b) The Chimes.
(c) The White Horse.
(d) The Dead End.

12. How does Isaac manage to lose the cops in the beginning of Book Four?
(a) He catches a bus out of the area.
(b) He steals a car.
(c) He crosses the river by boat.
(d) He catches a train out of the area.

13. What is Henry's last name?
(a) Harris.
(b) Hicks.
(c) Smith.
(d) English.

14. What weapon is Isaac wielding when the cops begin chasing him in Book Three?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A knife.
(c) A gun.
(d) A sword.

15. Harris's friends discuss town gossip in Book Four, including criticism of Harris's relationship with whom?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Grace.
(c) Marie.
(d) Anna.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lee plan to ask for money to help locate Isaac in Book Three?

2. How is the cafeteria at the prison segregated?

3. In Book Four, Grace wonders whether who would have been a better father to her son?

4. What does Poe learn will happen to him regarding the incident with his cell-mate in Book Four?

5. Why does Grace struggle with hiring a lawyer for her son in Book Three?

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