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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the prisoner demand from Poe's tray in Book Three?
(a) A sausage.
(b) A hamburger.
(c) A slice of pizza.
(d) His bacon.

2. What is Otto referred to as throughout the narrative?
(a) "The Norwegian."
(b) "The Spaniard."
(c) "The Mexican."
(d) "The Swede."

3. What word from Book Three means a wild and noisy disorder or confusion?
(a) Pandemonium.
(b) Accoutrement.
(c) Increment.
(d) Anymosity.

4. What does Isaac discover when he awakens outside Detroit with Baron in Book Three?
(a) His car has been stolen.
(b) His watch has been stolen.
(c) Baron is stealing his money.
(d) The police are converging on him.

5. With whom does Grace have an intimate encounter with in the beginning of Book Three?
(a) Henry.
(b) Hicks.
(c) Harris.
(d) Jesus.

6. What word from Book Four refers to an instance of turning something aside from its course?
(a) Aversion.
(b) Assonance.
(c) Conversion.
(d) Diversion.

7. What does the justice of the peace warn Harris about when they meet in Book Three?
(a) His wife's adultery.
(b) The investigation of Steve Ho.
(c) Harris's relationship with Grace.
(d) Harris's friendship with Murray.

8. The justice of the peace tells Harris in Book Three, "Good deeds will not" what?
(a) "Go unpunished."
(b) "Go unrecognized."
(c) "Get you to Heaven."
(d) "Gain employment."

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

10. From where has Poe's cell-mate in prison just returned in Book Four?
(a) A parole hearing.
(b) Solitary confinement.
(c) A meeting with his lawyer.
(d) The prison library.

11. What causes the fight between Poe and his cell-mate in Book Four?
(a) Poe splashing water on his face.
(b) Poe praying in the cell.
(c) Poe chewing gum.
(d) Poe stealing his pillow.

12. What does Grace hand over to Harris in the end of Book Four?
(a) All of her money.
(b) Poe's weapons.
(c) Virgil's ring.
(d) Simon's checkbook.

13. Where does Isaac go to attend to his hygiene after stealing items from the store in Book Four?
(a) To a gas station bathroom.
(b) To a hotel.
(c) To his girlfriend's apartment.
(d) To a stream.

14. Who is the wife of a wealthy local businessman that meets Grace at the bar in Book Four?
(a) Letitia.
(b) Aria.
(c) Anna.
(d) Heather.

15. What does Isaac dream about when he and Baron are sleeping outside of Detroit in Book Three?
(a) His friendship with Harris.
(b) His family.
(c) Simon.
(d) His horse.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Isaac go in order to stash the items he steals from the store in Book Four?

3. What is Lee's father's name?

4. Where does Harris go to meet the justice of the peace in Book Three?

5. What does Poe learn happened to his cell-mate while he is in solitary?

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